Structural changes of collagen components and diminution of nerves in congenital ureteropelvic junction obstruction

Journal of Urology

Volumn 157, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1963-1968

  Murakumo, Masashi ^a   Nonomura, Katsuya ^a   Yamashita, Tetsufumi ^a   Ushiki, Tatsuo ^a   Abe, Kazuhiro ^a   Koyanagi, Tomohiko ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

collagen; peripheral nerve; scanning electron microscopy; smooth muscle; ureteropelvic junction obstruction

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOOTH MUSCLE; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 0030934294     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)64910-3     Document Type: Article

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