Role of KIT-Positive Interstitial Cells of Cajal in the Urinary Bladder and Possible Therapeutic Target for Overactive Bladder

In the gastrointestinal tract, interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs) act as pacemaker cells to generate slow wave activity. Interstitial cells that resemble ICCs in the gastrointestinal tract have been identified by their morphological characteristics in the bladder. KIT is used as an identification ma...

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Main Authors: Yasue Kubota, Yoshiyuki Kojima, Yasuhiro Shibata, Makoto Imura, Shoichi Sasaki, Kenjiro Kohri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Advances in Urology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/816342
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