Stereological study of collagen and elastic system in the detrusor muscle of bladders from controls and patients with infravesical obstruction
OBJECTIVE: Compare detrusor muscle of normal and patients with infravesical obstruction, quantifying the collagen and elastic system fibers. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We studied samples taken from bladders of 10 patients whose ages ranged from 45 to 75 years (mean = 60 years), who underwent transvesica...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia
2007-02-01
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Series: | International Brazilian Journal of Urology |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382007000100006 |