Changes in interstitial cell of Cajal-like cells density in congenital ureteropelvic junction obstruction

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 7-12

  Koleda, Piotr ^a   Apoznanski, Wojciech ^a   Wozniak, Zdzislaw ^a   Rusiecki, Leslaw ^a   Szydelko, Tomasz ^a   Pilecki, Witold ^a   Polok, Marcin ^a   Kalka, Dariusz ^a   Pupka, Artur ^a  

^a WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

c kit; Child; Interstitial cells of Cajallike; Obstruction; Peristalsis; Ureteropelvic junction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; C KIT GENE; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; CELL TYPE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INTERSTITIAL CELL OF CAJAL LIKE CELL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTO ONCOGENE; SCHOOL CHILD; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION OBSTRUCTION; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERSTITIAL CELL OF CAJAL; KIDNEY PELVIS; PATHOLOGY; STENOSIS, OCCLUSION AND OBSTRUCTION; URETER; URETER OBSTRUCTION;

STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CELL COUNT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; INTERSTITIAL CELLS OF CAJAL; KIDNEY PELVIS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-KIT; URETER; URETERAL OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 84861117664     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: 15732584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11255-011-9970-5     Document Type: Article

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