Changes in the urine composition during its passage through the ureter. A concept of urothelial function

Urological Research

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 426-428

  Shafik, Ahmed ^a,c   Shafik, Ismail ^a   El Sibai, Olfat ^b   Shafik, Ali A ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c NONE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Osmolality; pH; Potassium; Sodium; Urothelium

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLAME PHOTOMETRY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; KIDNEY PELVIS; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SEX DIFFERENCE; URETER; URETEROSTOMY; URINALYSIS; URINE OSMOLALITY; URINE PH; UROTHELIUM;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; URETER; URETEROSTOMY; URINE; UROTHELIUM;

EID: 28844461060     PISSN: 03005623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00240-005-0499-x     Document Type: Article

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