Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3902490 | Urology | 2010 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Birth trauma appears to activate urethral elastin expression via TGFβ1 signaling. Estrogen interferes with this signaling, resulting in improper assembly of elastic fibers.
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Authors
Guiting Lin, Hongxiu Ning, Guifang Wang, Lia Banie, Tom F. Lue, Ching-Shwun Lin,