Maturitas
Volume 60, Issue 3 , Pages 248-252 , July 2008

The effect of testosterone alone and testosterone+estradiol therapy on bladder functions and smooth muscle/collagen content in surgically menopause induced rats

  • Filiz Çayan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Mersin School of Medicine, Mersin 33079, Turkey
    • ,
  • Mesut Tek

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University of Mersin School of Medicine, Mersin 33079, Turkey
    • ,
  • Ebru Ballı

      Affiliations

    • Department of Histology and Embryology, University of Mersin School of Medicine, Mersin 33079, Turkey
    • ,
  • Sinem Öztuna

      Affiliations

    • Department of Histology and Embryology, University of Mersin School of Medicine, Mersin 33079, Turkey
    • ,
  • Sinan Karazindiyanoğlu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University of Mersin School of Medicine, Mersin 33079, Turkey
    • ,
  • Selahittin Çayan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University of Mersin School of Medicine, Mersin 33079, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Fax: +90 324 337 4311.

Received 8 April 2008 ,Revised 3 July 2008 ,Accepted 22 July 2008.

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PII: S0378-5122(08)00203-X

doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2008.07.008

Maturitas
Volume 60, Issue 3 , Pages 248-252 , July 2008

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