Proceedings of the Baltimore Smooth Muscle Meeting: Identifying research frontiers and priorities for the lower urinary tract

Journal of Urology

Volumn 173, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1406-1409

  Christ, George J ^a   Liebert, Monica ^b  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b American Urological Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Muscle cells; Muscle, smooth; Physiopathology; Urinary tract; Urogenital system

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; MEDICAL EXPERT; MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SMOOTH MUSCLE; UNITED STATES; URETHRA; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; UROLOGY;

EID: 15044366000     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000152289.23797.75     Document Type: Article

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