Qualitative and quantitative analysis of synapses in Hirschsprung's disease

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 468-473

  Wiedenmann, B ^a   Riedel, C ^b   John, M ^b   Ahnert Hilger, G ^c   Stoltenburg, G ^b   Waldschmidt, J ^b   Von Deimling, K ^d   Riecken, E O ^b   Schier, F ^e  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^e FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Hirshsprung's disease; Synapses; Synaptophysin

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; INTESTINE MUSCLE; MALE; NERVE ENDING; NERVE FIBER; NERVE PLEXUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE; SYNAPSE VESICLE;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLON, SIGMOID; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; RECTUM; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

EID: 0031704951     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003830050376     Document Type: Article

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