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Characterization of upper lamina propria interstitial cells in bladders from patients with neurogenic detrusor overactivity and bladder pain syndrome.
Journal of cellular and molecular medicine - 1 Dec 2011
Gevaert Thomas, De Vos Rita, Everaerts Wouter, Libbrecht Louis, Van Der Aa Frank, van den Oord Joost, Roskams Tania, De Ridder Dirk
Abstract excerpt
The upper lamina propria (ULP) area of interstitial cells (IC) in bladder has been studied for more than a decade in several species including human beings. Nevertheless there is still lack of uniformity in terminology of this cell layer. The aim of the present study was to add new data to the morphological and immunohistochemical phenotype of these cells and to find out whether this phenotype is changed in...
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