Erratum (DOI:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.05.049);Defective in vitro contractility of ureteropelvic junction in children with functional and obstructive urine flow impairment

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1594-1597

  Pontincasa, Piero ^a   Bartoli, Fabio ^b   Di Ciaula, Agostino ^a   Minerva, Francesco ^a   Niglio, Francesco ^b   Gentile, Ottavio ^b   Leggio, Samuele ^a   Leggio, Antonio ^a   Palasciano, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contractility; Hydronephrosis; Smooth muscle cell; Ureteropelvic junction obstruction; Urine flow impairment

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; MICTURITION; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NEPHROBLASTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENOSIS; STIMULATION; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 33748065307     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.06.001     Document Type: Erratum

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