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Investigations into Biomechanics of the Bladder

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A knowledge of the mechanical properties of the tissue of the bladder wall is crucial for the integration of motor functions into a biologically plausible biomechanical model. The combined study of urine flow in the bladder, the urinary sphincter, and the urethra is called urodynamics.

At each stage entirely new laws, concepts, and generalizations are necessary, requiring inspiration and creativity to just as great a degree as in the previous one.

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  1. College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Department of Physiology, Arabian Gulf University, Manama, 26671, Bahrain

    Roustem N. Miftahof

  2. Department of New Biology, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), Sang-Ri 50-1, Daegu, 711-873, Republic of Korea

    Hong Gil Nam

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Miftahof, R.N., Nam, H.G. (2013). Investigations into Biomechanics of the Bladder. In: Biomechanics of the Human Urinary Bladder. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36146-3_2

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