Idiopathic constipation is not associated with increased NCAM expression on intestinal muscle

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1298-1302

  Romanska, Hanna M ^b   Bishop, Anne E ^a   Lee, John C W ^b   Walsh, Frank S ^b   Spitz, Lewis ^b   Polak, Julia M ^b  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

chronic constipation; congenital agangliomosis; large bowel; neural cell adhesion molecule; smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE;

ADULT; AGANGLIONOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE MUSCLE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLON; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEGACOLON; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURAL CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; THIOLESTER HYDROLASES; UBIQUITIN THIOLESTERASE;

EID: 0030036985     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02088550     Document Type: Article

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