Elevated bladder urine concentration of transforming growth factor-β1 correlates with upper urinary tract obstruction in children

Journal of Urology

Volumn 162, Issue 3 II, 1999, Pages 1033-1036

  Furness III, Peter D ^a   Maizels, Max ^a   Han, Sang Won ^a   Cohn, Richard A ^a   Cheng, Earl Y ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder; Cytokines; Hydronephrosis; Transforming growth factor beta; Urine

Indexed keywords

TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ADOLESCENT; BLADDER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE MARKER; DRUG URINE LEVEL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INFANT; KIDNEY PELVIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION OBSTRUCTION; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 0032864238     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)68056-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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