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Abstract
Contractions of the abdominal muscles upon stimulation of the skin (superficial abdominal reflex) or tapping neighboring bony structures (deep abdominal reflex). The superficial reflex may be weak or absent, for example, after a stroke, a sign of upper (suprasegmental) motor neuron lesions. (Stedman, 25th ed & Best & Taylor's Physiological Basis of Medical Practice, 12th ed, p1073)
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- Reflex, Abdominal
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Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethics, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.
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reflex contraction of abdom wall: read MeSH definition; not for reflex responses of organs within abdom cavity
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91(70); was see under REFLEX 1970-90
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- Abdominal Wall (1966-1969)
- Reflex (1966-1969)
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- National Library of Medicine. Abdominal Reflex. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012020. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012020
- Abdominal Reflex. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdominal_reflex
- Abdominal Reflex. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4665126