Abnormalities of enteric neurons, intestinal pacemaker cells, and smooth muscle in human intestinal atresia

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1463-1468

  Masumoto, Kouji ^a   Suita, Sachiyo ^b   Nada, Osami ^b   Taguchi, Tomoaki ^b   Guo, Rishu ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dysmotility; Enteric nervous system; Intestinal atresia; Pacemaker cells; Smooth muscle cells

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE ATRESIA; INTESTINE INNERVATION; INTESTINE MOTILITY; INTESTINE MUSCLE; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NEWBORN; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032749558     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(99)90104-5     Document Type: Article

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