Experimental partial unilateral ureter obstruction. I. Pressure flow relationship in a rat model with mild and severe acute ureter obstruction

Journal of Urology

Volumn 160, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1567-1571

  Wen, Jian Guo ^a   Chen, Yue ^b   Frøkiær, Jørgen ^b   Jørgensen, Troels Munch ^b   Djurhuus, Jens Christian ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Model; Partial ureteral obstruction; Rat; Urodynamics

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; KIDNEY PELVIS; NONHUMAN; PERFUSION PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSOAS MUSCLE; RAT; URETER OBSTRUCTION; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0345329600     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)62614-4     Document Type: Article

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