Taurine ameliorates stress-induced degeneration of the urinary bladder

Acta Histochemica

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 208-214

  Zeybek, Ali ^a   Saǧlam, Beyhan ^b   Çikler, Esra ^b   Çetinel, Şule ^b   Ercan, Feriha ^b   Şener, Göksel ^b  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Interstitial cystitis; Mast cells; Microscopy; Rats; Taurine; Water avoidance stress

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; LIPIDS; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; PEROXIDES; RATS;

INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS; MAST CELLS; TAURINE; WATER AVOIDANCE STRESS;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS;

GLUTATHIONE; LIPID; TAURINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER INJURY; BLADDER MUCOSA; CELL COUNT; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; FEMALE; INFLAMMATORY CELL; INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MAST CELL; MICROSCOPY; MICROVILLUS; NONHUMAN; RAT; RENAL PROTECTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; TOPOGRAPHY; URINE LEVEL; WISTAR ALBINO GLAXO RAT;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 34248524000     PISSN: 00651281     EISSN: 16180372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2006.12.001     Document Type: Article

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