The effect of ovariectomy on biomarkers of urogenital ageing in old versus young adult rats

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1077-1085

  Rizk, Diaa E E ^a   Fahim, Mohamed A ^a   Hassan, Hazem A ^a   Al Marzouqi, Ahmed H ^a   Ramadan, Gaber A ^a   Al Kedrah, Soha S ^a   Al Ghafri, Layla S ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Ageing; Incontinence; Menopause; Rat

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 3; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITOR 1B; MYOSIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE ISOENZYME; ESTROGEN;

AGING; ANAL CANAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FISCHER 344 RAT; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SUBMUCOSA; URETHRA; URINE INCONTINENCE; UROGENITAL SYSTEM; WESTERN BLOTTING; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PELVIS FLOOR; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VASCULARIZATION;

AGING; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COLLAGEN TYPE I; COLLAGEN TYPE III; CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITOR P27; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OVARIECTOMY; PELVIC FLOOR; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; URETHRA;

EID: 35748951324     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-006-0278-4     Document Type: Article

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