Altered Expression of Interstitial Cells of Cajal in Congenital Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction
- 1 December 2003
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Urology
- Vol. 170 (6) , 2420-2422
- https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ju.0000097401.03293.f0
Abstract
Purpose: Peristaltic contractions in the upper urinary tract serve to move urine from the kidney through the ureter to the bladder. Ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction is the most comm...Keywords
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