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Urothelial proliferation and regeneration after spinal cord injury.
American journal of physiology. Renal physiology - 1 Jul 2017
Kullmann F Aura, Clayton Dennis R, Ruiz Wily G, Wolf-Johnston Amanda, Gauthier Christian, Kanai Anthony, Birder Lori A, Apodaca Gerard
Abstract excerpt
The basal, intermediate, and superficial cell layers of the urothelium undergo rapid and complete recovery following acute injury; however, the effects of chronic injury on urothelial regeneration have not been well defined. To address this discrepancy, we employed a mouse model to explore urothelial changes in response to spinal cord injury (SCI), a condition characterized by life-long bladder dysfunction. One...
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