Alterations in bladder function associated with urothelial defects in uroplakin II and IIIa knockout mice
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Alterations in bladder function associated with urothelial defects in uroplakin II and IIIa knockout mice.
AIMS The effects of deleting genes encoding uroplakins II (UPII) and III (UPIIIa) on mouse bladder physiology/dysfunction were studied in male and female wild type and knockout (KO) mice. METHODS UPII, UPIIIa, and WT mice were catheterized using previously described techniques. Continuous cystometry was conducted in conscious, freely moving animals. Bladder strips were harvested after animal ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neurourology and Urodynamics
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0733-2467,1520-6777
DOI: 10.1002/nau.20688