Cadherin-11 is Expressed in Detrusor Smooth Muscle Cells and Myofibroblasts of Normal Human Bladder

European Urology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1213-1222

  Kuijpers, Kamiel A J ^a   Heesakkers, John P F A ^a   Jansen, Cornelius F J ^a   Schalken, Jack A ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bladder; Cadherin; Catenin; Connexin; Detrusor; Myofibroblast; Smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CATENIN; BETA CATENIN; CADHERIN; CADHERIN 11; CONNEXIN 43; DESMIN; PLAKOGLOBIN; SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; SMOOTHELIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UVOMORULIN; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER BIOPSY; BLADDER CANCER; CELL ADHESION; CELL FUNCTION; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTECTOMY; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; GAP JUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MYOFIBROBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

CADHERINS; CYSTECTOMY; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; REFERENCE VALUES; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS; UROTHELIUM;

EID: 34548201318     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2007.01.052     Document Type: Article

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