Evidence for the Role of Mast Cells in Cystitis-Associated Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Study of Chronic Pelvic Pain Research Network Animal Model Study

Xu Wang; Wujiang Liu; Michael O'Donnell; Susan Lutgendorf; Catherine Bradley; Andrew Schrepf; Liwei Liu; Karl Kreder; Yi Luo

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0168772

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Evidence for the Role of Mast Cells in Cystitis-Associated Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Study of Chronic Pelvic Pain Research Network Animal Model Study

Xu Wang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Xu Wang, Wujiang Liu

Affiliations Department of Urology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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Wujiang Liu ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Xu Wang, Wujiang Liu

Affiliation Department of Urology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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Michael O'Donnell,

Affiliation Department of Urology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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Susan Lutgendorf,

Affiliations Department of Urology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America, Tianjin Institute of Urology, The 2nd Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China, Department of Psychology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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Catherine Bradley,

Affiliations Department of Urology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America, Department of Psychology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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Andrew Schrepf,

Affiliation Tianjin Institute of Urology, The 2nd Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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Liwei Liu,

Affiliations Department of Urology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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Karl Kreder,

Affiliations Department of Urology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America, Department of Psychology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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Yi Luo

* E-mail: yi-luo@uiowa.edu

Affiliation Department of Urology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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Evidence for the Role of Mast Cells in Cystitis-Associated Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Study of Chronic Pelvic Pain Research Network Animal Model Study

Xu Wang,
Wujiang Liu,
Michael O'Donnell,
Susan Lutgendorf,
Catherine Bradley,
Andrew Schrepf,
Liwei Liu,
Karl Kreder,
Yi Luo

Published: December 21, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0168772

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