The role of smooth muscle cell differentiation in the mechanism of obliteration of processus vaginalis

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1018-1023

  Hosgor, Munevver ^a   Karaca, Irfan ^a   Ozer, Erdener ^a   Erdag, Gulsun ^a   Ulukus, Cagnur ^a   Fescekoglu, Orhan ^a   Aikawa, Masanori ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

hydrocele; inguinal hernia; Myosin heavy chains; smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; ISOPROTEIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; MYOSIN I; MYOSIN II;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCELE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INGUINAL HERNIA; MALE; PERITONEUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

ACTINS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS; PERITONEUM; REFERENCE VALUES; TESTICULAR HYDROCELE;

EID: 3042729887     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.03.056     Document Type: Article

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