Detrusor underactivity (DUA) is defined as reduced detrusor contraction strength and/or duration, resulting in prolonged bladder emptying and/or a failure to achieve complete bladder emptying within a
Claudin (Cld)-4 is one of the dominant Clds expressed in the kidney and urinary tract, including selective segments of renal nephrons and the entire urothelium from the pelvis to the bladder. We gener
Collagen 17A1 (COL17A1) is induced in urothelium under disease conditions of urinary system organs, such as chronic nephritis and urinary obstruction. Thus, the ureters of Col17a1-knock out (KO) mice
