Experimental fetal vesicoureteral reflux induces renal tubular and glomerular damage, and is associated with persistent bladder instability

Journal of Urology

Volumn 162, Issue 3 II, 1999, Pages 1090-1095

  Gobet, Rita ^a   Cisek, Lars J ^a   Chang, Barry ^a   Barnewolt, Carol E ^a   Retik, Alan B ^a   Peters, Craig A ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder; Fetus; Kidney; Sheep; Vesico ureteral reflux

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; DESMOPRESSIN; INULIN; N ACETYL BETA GLUCOSAMINIDASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; BLADDER INSTABILITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CYSTOGRAPHY; CYSTOMETRY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FETUS; FLUOROSCOPY; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; INULIN CLEARANCE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY TUBULE DISORDER; LAMB; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINE CULTURE; URODYNAMICS; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 0032877135     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)68078-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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