Role of Interstitial cells of Cajal and their relationship with the enteric nervous system

European Journal of Morphology

Volumn 37, Issue 4-5, 1999, Pages 250-256

  Vanderwinden, Jean Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; ENS; Interstitial cells

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE CELL; INTESTINE INNERVATION; INTESTINE MUSCLE; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION;

ANIMALS; ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMANS; INTESTINES; MESODERM; MUSCLE, SMOOTH;

EID: 0032759218     PISSN: 09243860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ejom.37.4.250.4728     Document Type: Article

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