Mast cells and gut nerve development: Implications for Hirschsprung's disease and intestinal neuronal dysplasia

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 543-548

  Kobayashi, Hiroyuki ^a   Yamataka, Atsuyuki ^a   Fujimoto, Takao ^a   Lane, Geoffrey J ^a   Miyano, Takeshi ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hirschsprung's disease; Intestinal neuronal dysplasia; Mast cells; Nerve growth factor

Indexed keywords

NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHOLINERGIC NERVE CELL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPLASIA; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; INTESTINE INNERVATION; INTESTINE MALFORMATION; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MAST CELL; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL;

EID: 0032932217     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(99)90069-6     Document Type: Article

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