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A method by which urinary bladder epithelium in the mouse can be separated and prepared into single cell suspensions for micro-flow fluorometry has been described. By using the micro-flow fluorometry the polyploidy of the urothelium has been demonstrated.
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Farsund, T. Preparation of bladder mucosa cells for micro-flow fluorometry. Virchows Arch B Cell Pathol 16, 35–42 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02894061
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02894061