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EDITORIAL SYNOPSIS A study of pressure in the anal canal and of electromyographic activity of the external anal sphincter before and after muscular paralysis has shown that the external anal sphincter contributes to the pressure only when a bolus is within the anal canal.
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Duthie et al. (1965) studied this question.
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