The Urethral Rhabdosphincter, Levator Ani Muscle, and Perineal Membrane: A Review

Table 1

Specimens observed in this review.

	Male	Female	Ages (mean)	Donation
Newly prepared histological sections	6	3	76–95 (85)	TDC*
Sections from Hinata et al. (2013 JU elast) [14]	10	4	53–89 (74)	TDC
Sections from Hinata et al. (2012 JU cyst) [16]	0	20	64–88 (81)	TDC
Sections from Takenaka et al. (2005 Urol) [17]	20	0	65–92 (83)	SMU**
Total	36	27	53–95 (81)

∗TDC: donation to Tokyo Dental College.
**SMU: donation to Sapporo Medical University when the second author was the Professor and Head of the Department of Anatomy.