Increased endothelin-1 and decreased adrenomedullin gene expression in the stenotic tissue of congenital pelvi-ureteric junction obstruction in children

BJU International

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 667-671

  Knerr, I ^a   Nyul, Z ^b   Miller, J ^b   Rosch W ^a   Dotsch J ^a   Repp, R ^a   Weidner, W ^b   Rascher, W ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adrenomedullin; Endothelin 1; Pelvi ureteric junction obstruction; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

ADRENOMEDULLIN; ALPHA ACTIN; CD31 ANTIGEN; ENDOTHELIN 1; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; MESSENGER RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INFANT; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; STENOSIS; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION OBSTRUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENOMEDULLIN; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOTHELIN-1; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PEPTIDES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; URETERAL OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 0035729992     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2001.02173.x     Document Type: Article

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