The Potential Use of Cytokines and Stem Cell Homing Signals in the Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence

Journal of Urology

Volumn 177, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1227-1228

  Takacs, Elizabeth B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; MONOCYTE CHEMOTACTIC PROTEIN 3; STROMAL CELL DERIVED FACTOR 1;

BLADDER SPHINCTER; BLADDER SURGERY; CELL HOMING; CELL MIGRATION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RISK FACTOR; STEM CELL; STEM CELL HOMING; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; URINE INCONTINENCE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

CELL MOVEMENT; CHEMOKINES, CXC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MONOCYTE CHEMOATTRACTANT PROTEINS; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; STEM CELLS; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS;

EID: 33947289960     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.01.074     Document Type: Editorial

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