title: Urinary incontinence in the elderly and age-dependent apoptosis of rhabdosphincter cells.
abstract: With advancing age, a progressive and age-dependent decrease of the density of striated muscle cells can be observed in the rhabdosphincter. This continuous loss of striated muscle cells due to apoptosis may finally lead to urinary incontinence.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Strasser
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tiefenthaler
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Steinlechner
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bartsch
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Konwalinka
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000502:physiology*; D002452:Cell Count; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology*; D014521:Urethra / Q000473:pathology*; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000473:pathology*