Lower Urinary Tract Disease and Their Objective and Noninvasive Biomarkers

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Elizabeth Bright, Richard Pearcy, Paul Abrams, None, Automatic evaluation of ultrasonography-estimated bladder weight and bladder wall thickness in community-dwelling men with presumably normal bladder function BJU International. ,vol. 109, pp. 1044- 1049 ,(2012) , 10.1111/J.1464-410X.2011.10507.X

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Paul Abrams, Linda Cardozo, Magnus Fall, Derek Griffiths, Peter Rosier, Ulf Ulmsten, Philip van Kerrebroeck, Arne Victor, Alan Wein, The standardisation of terminology of lower urinary tract function: report from the Standardisation Sub-committee of the International Continence Society. Neurourology and Urodynamics. ,vol. 21, pp. 167- 178 ,(2002) , 10.1002/NAU.10052

Long-wang Wang, Xiao-min Han, Chao-hui Chen, Yan Ma, Bo Hai, Urinary brain-derived neurotrophic factor: a potential biomarker for objective diagnosis of overactive bladder. International Urology and Nephrology. ,vol. 46, pp. 341- 347 ,(2014) , 10.1007/S11255-013-0540-X

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Vinata B. Lokeshwar, Marie G. Selzer, Darius J. Unwala, Veronica Estrella, Maria-Fernanda Lorenzo Gomez, Roozbeh Golshani, Robert R. Kester, David J. Klumpp, Angelo E. Gousse, Uronate peaks and urinary hyaluronic acid levels correlate with interstitial cystitis severity. The Journal of Urology. ,vol. 176, pp. 1001- 1007 ,(2006) , 10.1016/J.JURO.2006.04.012

Michel A. Pontari, Feroze B. Mohamed, Steve Lebovitch, Shweta Moonat, Brett Lebed, Michael R. Ruggieri, Scott H. Faro, Central nervous system findings on functional magnetic resonance imaging in patients before and after treatment with anticholinergic medication. The Journal of Urology. ,vol. 183, pp. 1899- 1905 ,(2010) , 10.1016/J.JURO.2010.01.009

Shannon D. Smith, Marcia A. Wheeler, Harris E. Foster, Robert M. Weiss, Urinary Nitric Oxide Synthase Activity and Cyclic GMP Levels are Decreased with Interstitial Cystitis and Increased with Urinary Tract Infections The Journal of Urology. ,vol. 155, pp. 1432- 1435 ,(1996) , 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)66301-8

Hsin-Tzu Liu, Hann-Chorng Kuo, Urinary Nerve Growth Factor Levels Are Increased in Patients with Bladder Outlet Obstruction with Overactive Bladder Symptoms and Reduced After Successful Medical Treatment Urology. ,vol. 72, pp. 104- 108 ,(2008) , 10.1016/J.UROLOGY.2008.01.069