Evidence of Gap Junctions in the Stable Nonobstructed Human Bladder
- 1 February 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Urology
- Vol. 169 (2) , 745-749
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5347(05)64006-2
Abstract
Purpose: Gap junctions are thought to synchronize muscle cell actions by promoting intercellular communications. Since it is still a matter of debate whether smooth muscle cells in the blad...Keywords
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