The Urothelial Glycosaminoglycan Layer Revisited

Journal of Urology

Volumn 182, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 2103-2104

  Liebert, Monica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; CHONDROITIN SULFATE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; RUBIDIUM 86; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UROPLAKIN; WATER; ZONULA OCCLUDENS 1';

BLADDER INJURY; BLADDER PERMEABILITY; CELL CONTACT; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDITORIAL; EPITHELIUM CELL; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALING; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS; ISOTOPE LABELING; LOCAL THERAPY; NEUROGENIC INFLAMMATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATITIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SENSORY SYSTEM; STAINING; TIGHT JUNCTION; URINE; UROTHELIAL GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN LAYER; UROTHELIUM; UROTHELIUM CELL; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CHONDROITIN SULFATES; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; HUMANS; UROTHELIUM;

EID: 70350449083     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.08.080     Document Type: Editorial

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