Current status of tissue engineering in urology

Current Opinion in Urology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 564-569

  Wood, Dan ^a   Southgate, Jennifer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bladder; Reconstructive urology; Stem cells; Tissue engineering; Urethra; Urethral sphincter

Indexed keywords

BLADDER; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL GROWTH; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MATURATION; CELL STRUCTURE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STEM CELL; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE GRAFT; TISSUE REGENERATION; URETHRA; UROLOGY; VASCULARIZATION;

BIOARTIFICIAL ORGANS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PENIS; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; UROLOGY;

EID: 55149123945     PISSN: 09630643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOU.0b013e32830f9402     Document Type: Review

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