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Deletion of the lysyl oxidase-like 1 gene induces impaired elastin fiber synthesis and inefficient urethral closure in rats.
Biomedical research (Tokyo, Japan) - 1 Jan 2021
Kadekawa Katsumi, Nishijima Saori, Noguchi Katsuhiko, Okitsu Shiho, Karube Kennosuke, Matsumoto Seiji, Yamamoto Hideyuki, Sugaya Kimio
Abstract excerpt
We investigated the bladder and urethral function in a rat model lacking the protein lysyl oxidase-like 1 (Loxl1). Female nulliparous rats of Loxl1-/- or age-matched wild type (WT) rats had leak-point pressure testing, cystometry, histopathological analyses of lower urinary tract, and contractile response of isolated detrusor strips to carbachol and electric field stimulation. The Loxl1-/- rats showed increased...
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