Intestinal pacemaker C-KIT+ cells and synapses in allied Hirschsprung's disorders

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1069-1074

  Yamataka, Atsuyuki ^a   Ohshiro, Kiyohiko ^b   Kobayashi, Hiroyuki ^b   Fujiwara, Toshio ^b   Sunagawa, Masakatsu ^b   Miyano, Takeshi ^b  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Allied Hirschsprung's disorders; c kit; Intestinal pacemaker

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; STEM CELL FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; AGANGLIONOSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON BIOPSY; COLON MOTILITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILEUM MUCOSA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; JEJUNUM MUCOSA; MALE; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PACEMAKER NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULL THROUGH OPERATION; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

EID: 0030742565     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(97)90401-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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