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Identification of telocytes in the upper lamina propria of the human urinary tract.
Journal of cellular and molecular medicine - 1 Sept 2012
Gevaert Thomas, De Vos Rita, Van Der Aa Frank, Joniau Steven, van den Oord Joost, Roskams Tania, De Ridder Dirk
Abstract excerpt
The upper lamina propria (ULP) area of interstitial cells (IC) has been studied extensively in bladder, but is rather unexplored in the rest of the urinary tract. This cell layer is intriguing because of the localization directly underneath the urothelium, the intercellular contacts and the close relationship with nerve endings and capillaries. In this study, we examine the ULP layer of IC in human renal pelvis,...
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