Relative efficacy of various exogenous glycosaminoglycans in providing a bladder surface permeability barrier

Journal of Urology

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 612-614

  Nickel, J Curtis ^a   Downey, Joe ^a   Morales, Alvaro ^a   Emerson, Laurel ^a   Clark, Janet ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bladder diseases; Cystitis; Glycosaminoglycans; Intersititial cystitis

Indexed keywords

CARBON 14; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; HEPARIN; HYALURONIC ACID; PENTOSAN POLYSULFATE; PROTAMINE SULFATE; UREA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLADDER PERMEABILITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG UPTAKE; DYSURIA; INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS; MALE; NOCTURIA; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032323290     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)62968-9     Document Type: Article

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