A novel pathogenesis of megacolon in Ncx/Hox11L.1 deficient mice

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 795-801

  Hatano, Masahiko ^a,b   Aoki, Taito ^a   Dezawa, Mari ^a   Yusa, Seiichi ^a   Iitsuka, Yoshinori ^a   Koseki, Haruhiko ^b   Taniguchi, Masaru ^b   Tokuhisa, Takeshi ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Enteric ganglia; Gene targeting; Homeobox; Hyperinnervation; NADPH diaphorase

Indexed keywords

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOMEOBOX; INTESTINE INNERVATION; MEGACOLON; MOUSE; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030761030     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI119593     Document Type: Article

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