Urinary excretion of glycosaminoglycans in patients with isolated nocturnal enuresis or combined with diurnal incontinence

BJU International

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 824-825

  Ferrara, P ^a   Rigante, D ^a   Lambert Gardini, S ^b   Salvaggio, E ^a   Ricci, R ^a   Chiozza, M L ^c   Antuzzi, D ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b Nomentano Geriatric Institute   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bladder wall; Diurnal incontinence; Glycosaminoglycans; Nocturnal enuresis

Indexed keywords

BORATE SODIUM; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN;

ARTICLE; BLADDER MUCOSA; BLADDER WALL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN METABOLISM; HUMAN; NOCTURNAL ENURESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINARY EXCRETION; URINE INCONTINENCE; UROTHELIUM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENURESIS; FEMALE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; HUMANS; MALE; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0033757318     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2000.00905.x     Document Type: Article

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