Regional differences in the extracellular matrix of the human spongy urethra as evidenced by the composition of glycosaminoglycans

Journal of Urology

Volumn 167, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 2183-2187

  Da Silva, E Alexsandro ^a   Sampaio, Francisco J B ^a   Ortiz, Valdemar ^a   Cardoso, Luiz E M ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Collagen; Extracellular; Glycosaminoglycans; matrix; Proteoglycans; Urethra

Indexed keywords

CHONDROITIN SULFATE; COLLAGEN; DERMATAN SULFATE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; HEPARAN SULFATE; HEXURONIC ACID; HYALURONIC ACID; PROTEOGLYCAN;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOSPADIAS; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; URETHRA; URETHRA DISEASE;

EID: 0036229518     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)65125-7     Document Type: Article

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