What determines differentiation of urothelial umbrella cells?

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-34

  Veranič, Peter ^a   Romih, Rok ^a   Jezernik, Kristijan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Cytokeratins; Differentiation; Uroplakins; Urothelium

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTOKERATIN 20; CYTOKERATIN 7; UROPLAKIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APICAL MEMBRANE; ARTICLE; CELL DESTRUCTION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL REGENERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; CYTOPLASM VESICLE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SPINDLE CELL; UROTHELIUM;

ANIMALIA; INSERTION SEQUENCES;

EID: 1842419426     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0171-9335-00351     Document Type: Article

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