Do alterations in collagen synthesis play an etiologic role in childhood inguinoscrotal pathologies: An immunohistochemical study

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1024-1029

  Hosgor, Munevver ^a   Karaca, Irfan ^a   Ozer, Erdener ^a   Suzek, Deniz ^a   Ulukus, Cagnur ^a   Ozdamar, Aykut ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

collagen I III; hernial sac; Inguinal hernia

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 3; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CHILD; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCELE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INGUINAL HERNIA; MALE; PERITONEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ACTINS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLLAGEN; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CRYPTORCHIDISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PERITONEUM; REFERENCE VALUES; TESTICULAR HYDROCELE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 3042776749     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.03.058     Document Type: Article

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