Everything you wanted to know about the bladder epithelium but were afraid to ask

American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology

Volumn 278, Issue 6 47-6, 2000, Pages

  Lewis, Simon A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cystitis; Ion transport; Tight epithelium; Tissue culture

Indexed keywords

BLADDER EPITHELIUM; BLADDER FUNCTION; BLADDER PERMEABILITY; ION TRANSPORT; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SODIUM ABSORPTION;

EID: 0033939039     PISSN: 1931857X     EISSN: 15221466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.2000.278.6.f867     Document Type: Review

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