New approaches in the modulation of bladder smooth muscle cells on viable detrusor constructs

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 429-437

  Ram Liebig, Gouya ^a   Ravens, Ursula ^a   Balana, Bartosz ^a   Haase, Michael ^a   Baretton, Gustavo ^a   Wirth, Manfred P ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bladder; Cell culture; Detrusor; Muscle; Smooth muscle; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; DESMIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOCHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PHYSIOLOGY; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; SWINE;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DESMIN; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE; SWINE; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 33748118122     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-006-0104-0     Document Type: Article

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