Myocyte Apoptosis in Primary Obstructive Megaureters: The Role of Decreased Vascular and Neural Supply

Journal of Urology

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 259-264

  Payabvash, Seyedmehdi ^a   Kajbafzadeh, Abdol Mohammad ^a   Tavangar, Seyed Mohammad ^c   Monajemzadeh, Maryam ^b   Sadeghi, Zhina ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

apoptosis; extracellular matrix; growth and development; ureteral obstruction

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; CD31 ANTIGEN; COLLAGEN FIBER;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INNERVATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; KIDNEY INNERVATION; MALE; MEGAURETER; MICROVASCULATURE; MUSCLE CELL; NERVE ENDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETER OBSTRUCTION; URETER REIMPLANTATION;

APOPTOSIS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLLAGEN; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; INFANT; MALE; MUSCLE CELLS; URETER; URETERAL OBSTRUCTION; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 34250176907     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.03.054     Document Type: Article

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