CGRP upregulation in dorsal root ganglia and ileal mucosa during Clostridium difficile toxin A-induced enteritis

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 274, Issue 1 37-1, 1998, Pages

  Keates, Andrew C ^a   Castagliuolo, Ignazio ^a   Qiu, Bosheng ^a   Nikulasson, Sigfus ^b   Sengupta, Ashok ^a   Pothoulakis, Charalabos ^a,c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcitonin gene related peptide; Intestine; Neurotransmitters; Sensory nerves

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN A; NEUROPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTERITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RELEASE; ILEUM MUCOSA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE SECRETION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL GANGLION;

EID: 0031938938     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1998.274.1.g196     Document Type: Article

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