Failed endopyelotomy: Low expression of TGFβ regardless of the presence or absence of crossing vessels

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 295-298

  Jabbour, Michel E ^a   Goldfischer, Evan R ^a   Anderson, Ann E ^a   Kushner, Leslie ^a   Smith, Arthur D ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELOTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE REPAIR; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER OBSTRUCTION; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION;

EID: 0032793657     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.1999.13.295     Document Type: Article

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