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Altered expression of interstitial cells of Cajal in primary obstructive megaureter

Yeliz Kart1, Osman Z Karakuş, Oğuz Ateş

  • 1Clinics of Pediatric Surgery, Private Reyap Hospital, Tekirdag, Turkey.

Journal of Pediatric Urology
|March 19, 2013
PubMed
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Keywords:
Interstitial cells of CajalMegaureterUreterovesical junction obstruction

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