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Histology of the Ureter

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The Ureter

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The ureter truly commands a rather unique position in anatomic studies, owing chiefly to its ever-changing internal lining and its highly specialized muscular coatings [4,16]. The ground-breaking work of Protopopow [35], Satani [39], and Stein and Weinberg [40] clearly showed that the ureter displays morphologic plasticity, physiologic accommodation, and anatomic change under different conditions, e.g., physiologic function, stress, obstruction, and aging. Until the recent developments of fine structure and microcirculatory studies combined with immunochemical analyses it appeared that knowledge pertaining to the ureter was “totally known.” Recent work demonstrates most clearly that all was not totally known. Witness the very articulate studies of Hicks [18–20], Monis and Zambrano [27], Hoyes et al. [21,22], Notley [28–33], Aung-Khin [1], Dixon and Gosling [7,8], Gosling and Dixon [12–15], Kanczak et al. [24], and Firth and Hicks [10,11].

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  1. New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA

    Harry Bergman (Clinical Professor of Urology, Clinical Associate Professor) (Clinical Professor of Urology, Clinical Associate Professor)

  2. Department of Urology, University of Miami Medical School, Miami, Florida, USA

    Harry Bergman (Clinical Professor of Urology, Clinical Associate Professor) (Clinical Professor of Urology, Clinical Associate Professor)

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    Harry Bergman (Clinical Professor of Urology, Clinical Associate Professor) (Clinical Professor of Urology, Clinical Associate Professor)

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Velardo, J.T. (1981). Histology of the Ureter. In: Bergman, H. (eds) The Ureter. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5907-7_2

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