Is the urothelium intelligent?

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 598-602

  Birder, L A ^a   Kanai, A J ^a   Cruz, F ^b   Moore, K ^c   Fry, C H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Porto   (Portugal)

^c ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemical transmitters; Lower urinary tract; Sensory transduction; Urinary tract dysfunction; Urothelium

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE;

CELLULAR STRESS RESPONSE; EPITHELIUM CELL; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NERVE FIBER; REVIEW; SMOOTH MUSCLE; URINARY TRACT; URINARY TRACT FUNCTION; URINARY TRACT MALFORMATION; UROTHELIUM;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; HUMANS; URETHRA; UROTHELIUM;

EID: 77953547309     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: 15206777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.20914     Document Type: Review

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