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Bladder/urethral smooth muscle contraction is adjunctive to external striated muscle forces

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Petros, P. Bladder/urethral smooth muscle contraction is adjunctive to external striated muscle forces. Int Urogynecol J 31, 851–852 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-020-04276-7

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