Over expression of platelet-derived endothelial cell growth factor/thymidine phosphorylase in patients with interstitial cystitis and bladder carcinoma

Journal of Urology

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 347-351

  Ueda, Tomohiro ^b   Tamaki, Masahiro ^b   Ogawa, Osamu ^b   Yoshimura, Naoki ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Angiogenesis factors; Bladder; Bladder neoplasms; Cystitis, interstitial; Thymidine phosphorylase

Indexed keywords

PLATELET DERIVED ENDOTHELIAL CELL GROWTH FACTOR; THYMIDINE PHOSPHORYLASE;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; BLADDER CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS; MALE; MICTURITION DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0036136577     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)65466-3     Document Type: Article

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