Mode of Surgical Injury Influences the Source of Urothelial Progenitors during Bladder Defect Repair
Summary: The bladder urothelium functions as a urine-blood barrier and consists of basal, intermediate, and superficial cell populations. Reconstructive procedures such as augmentation cystoplasty and focal mucosal resection involve localized surgical damage to the bladder wall whereby focal segment...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-12-01
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| Series: | Stem Cell Reports |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213671117304800 |