The effects of exogenous epidermal growth factor on the developing urinary tract in rats: A stereological description

Urological Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 105-110

  Vinter Jensen, Lars ^a,b   Nielsen, Karsten ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bladder; Growth factors; Stereology; Ureter

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER CAPACITY; BLADDER EPITHELIUM; BLADDER MUSCLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; RAT; STEREOLOGY; URETER; UROTHELIUM;

ANIMALS; DIURESIS; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FEMALE; HYPERPLASIA; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SWINE; SWINE, MINIATURE; TIME FACTORS; URETER; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY TRACT; UROTHELIUM;

EID: 0031978068     PISSN: 03005623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002400050031     Document Type: Article

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