The effect of ovariectomy and estradiol replacement on collagen and elastic fibers in the bladder of rats

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 108-112

  Dambros, Miriam ^a   Rodrigues Palma, P C ^a   Mandarim de Lacerda, C A ^b   Miyaoka, R ^a   Rodrigues Netto Jr , N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bladder; Estradiol; Extracellular matrix; Ovariectomy; Rats

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER; ESTRADIOL; FUCHSINE; PARAFFIN; RESORCINOL; SESAME SEED OIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER WALL; BODY WEIGHT; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ELASTIC FIBER; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; RAT STRAIN; STEREOLOGY; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 0043029710     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-002-1023-2     Document Type: Article

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