A preliminary investigation of the effects of aging on the nerve cell number in the myenteric ganglia of the human colon

Gerontology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 210-217

  Gomes, O A ^a   De Souza, R R ^a   Liberti, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aging; Collagen fibers; Elastic system fibers; Large intestine; Myenteric ganglia

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON; FEMALE; GANGLION; GIEMSA STAIN; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE MUSCLE; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MALE; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NERVE CELL; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CELL COUNT; COLLAGEN; COLON; ELASTIN; FEMALE; GANGLIA, SYMPATHETIC; HUMANS; MALE; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NEURONS;

EID: 0030739407     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: 14230003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000213852     Document Type: Article

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