Are There Myofibroblasts in Normal Bladder?

European Urology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 427-429

  Eyden, Brian ^a  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BLADDER; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; EDITORIAL; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; MYOFIBROBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROUGH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM;

FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; MYOBLASTS, SMOOTH MUSCLE; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 67651027582     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2009.03.060     Document Type: Editorial

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