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From: Recombinant insulin-like growth factor-1 activates satellite cells in the mouse urethral rhabdosphincter

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Anatomy and surgical exposure. A: Male mouse urethra comprises 3 parts, an anatomy which is similar to that found in humans: the prostatic urethra, the membrane urethra and the spongy urethra. The membrane urethra is the section between the prostate and diagram, it is approximately 0.8 to 1.2 cm in length and it can be easily surgically exposed for local injections. B: After a low abdominal mid-line incision was made, the male mouse urethra was exposed for injection in the lateral aspects of the urethra.

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