Evidence for alpha receptors in the human ureter

AIP Conference Proceedings

Volumn 900, Issue , 2007, Pages 253-261

  Madeb, Ralph ^a   Knopf, Joy ^a   Golijanin, Dragan ^a   Bourne, Patricia ^a   Erturk, Erdal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha receptor; Human ureter; Immunohistochemistry; Molecular analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248152751     PISSN: 0094243X     EISSN: 15517616     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2723584     Document Type: Conference Paper

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