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Urology: Original experimental scientiffc reports

Regional Differences Exist in Elastic Wall Properties in the Ureter

H. Gregersen Institute of Experimental Clinical Research, University of Aarhus, Core Center of Gl Biomechanics, Departments of Medicine V and Surgery L, Aarhus University Hospital, and Institute of Biochemical Pathology, University of Aarhus, Denmark
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L. Knudsen Institute of Experimental Clinical Research, University of Aarhus, Core Center of Gl Biomechanics, Departments of Medicine V and Surgery L, Aarhus University Hospital, and Institute of Biochemical Pathology, University of Aarhus, Denmark
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B. Eika Institute of Experimental Clinical Research, University of Aarhus, Core Center of Gl Biomechanics, Departments of Medicine V and Surgery L, Aarhus University Hospital, and Institute of Biochemical Pathology, University of Aarhus, Denmark
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J. Frøkiær Institute of Experimental Clinical Research, University of Aarhus, Core Center of Gl Biomechanics, Departments of Medicine V and Surgery L, Aarhus University Hospital, and Institute of Biochemical Pathology, University of Aarhus, Denmark
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J. C. Djurhuus Institute of Experimental Clinical Research, University of Aarhus, Core Center of Gl Biomechanics, Departments of Medicine V and Surgery L, Aarhus University Hospital, and Institute of Biochemical Pathology, University of Aarhus, Denmark
Pages 343-348 | Received 01 Mar 1995, Accepted 27 Sep 1995, Published online: 15 Feb 2010

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