Functional innervation of the aganglionic segment in Hirschsprung's disease - A comparison of the short- and long-segment type

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 673-677

  Kamimura, Tetsuro ^a   Kubota, Masayuki ^a   Suita, Sachiyo ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Functional innervation; Hirschsprung's disease; long segment type; nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; EFFECTOR CELL; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE INNERVATION; INTESTINE MUCOSA; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031005125     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(97)90002-6     Document Type: Article

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