Distributions of substance P- and VIP-immunoreactive nerve fibres in the colonic circular muscle in children

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 66-70

  Uemura, S ^a   Hurley, M R ^a   Hutson, J M ^a   Chow, C W ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Colon; Motor neuron; Substance P; Vasoactive intestinal peptide

Indexed keywords

NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE; SUBSTANCE P; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ANORECTAL MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CECUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; DESCENDING COLON; FAMILIAL COLON POLYPOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFANT; INTESTINE INNERVATION; INTESTINE MUSCLE; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NERVE FIBER; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGMOID;

ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS COLI; ANAL CANAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLON; COLON, SIGMOID; ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; NERVE FIBERS; RECTUM; SUBSTANCE P; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE;

EID: 0032445253     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003830050438     Document Type: Article

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