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Contractile protein expression in bladder smooth muscle is a marker of phenotypic modulation after outlet obstruction in the rabbit model.
The Journal of urology - 1 Mar 2001
Burkhard F C, Lemack G E, Zimmern P E, Lin V K, McConnell J D
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PURPOSE: We determined changes in contractile protein expression before and after the relief of partial bladder outlet obstruction in the rabbit model and assessed their potential role as predictors of recovery. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We examined the ratio of the smooth muscle myosin heavy chain isoforms SM2-to-SM1, caldesmon isoform expression and bladder function in obstructed and unobstructed adult rabbit...
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