Radiation increases fibrogenic cytokine expression by Peyronie's disease fibroblasts

Journal of Urology

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 281-284

  Mulhall, John P ^a   Branch, Jeffrey ^b   Lubrano, Tina ^b   Shankey, T Vincent ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cytokines; Fibroblasts; Penile induration; Penis; Radiation

Indexed keywords

BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; CYTOKINE; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR AB;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MYOFIBROSIS; PEYRONIE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE;

EID: 0038340642     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000070860.78370.08     Document Type: Article

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