Identification of kit positive cells in the human urinary tract

Journal of Urology

Volumn 171, Issue 6 I, 2004, Pages 2492-2496

  Van Der Aa, Frank ^a   Roskams, Tania ^a   Blyweert, Wim ^a   Ost, Dieter ^a   Bogaert, Guy ^a   De Ridder, Dirk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Proto oncogene protein c kit; Urinary tract

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; CONNEXIN 43; STEM CELL FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANILLOID RECEPTOR 1; VANILLOID RECEPTOR LIKE PROTEIN 1;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERSTITIAL CELL OF CAJAL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINARY TRACT; URINARY TRACT FUNCTION; UROTHELIUM;

EID: 2442609926     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000125097.25475.17     Document Type: Article

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