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The urothelium is the tissue layer that lines much of the urinary tract, including the renal pelvis, the ureters, the bladder, and parts of the urethra. Urothelium is the most specialized epithelium and plays important and conflicting roles: the urothelium must act as a permeability barrier -- protecting underlying tissues against noxious urine components &-; while also stretching to accommodate urine pressures. Urothelium is a tissue layer of approximately 3-5...

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The urothelium is the tissue layer that lines much of the urinary tract, including the renal pelvis, the ureters, the bladder, and parts of the urethra. ...

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Definition of Urothelium. Urothelium: The lining of the ureters, urinary bladder , and urethra. Urothelium. Last Editorial Review: 9/30/2001 2:36:00 PM ...

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The morphology of normal human bladder urothelium.

A comprehensive study of human bladder urothelium was undertaken to define the normal histological and fine structural features of this tissue. ...

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