Differences in the quantity of elastic fibres and collagen type I and type III in endopelvic fascia between women with stress urinary incontinence and controls

Urological Research

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 61-65

  Cör, Andrej ^a   Barbič, Matija ^b   Kralj, Božo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Collagen; Connective tissue; Elastic fibres; Stress urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 3;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTIC FIBER; FASCIA; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARITY; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; STRESS INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0038339529     PISSN: 03005623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00240-002-0293-y     Document Type: Article

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