Intimate relationship between interstitial cells of Cajal and enteric nerves in the guinea-pig small intestine

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 295, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 247-256

  Wang, Xuan Yu ^a   Sanders, Kenton M ^a   Ward, Sean M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep muscular plexus; Enteric nerves; Gastrointestinal tract; Guinea pig; Interstitial cells of Cajal; Nitric oxide synthase; Substance P

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; STEM CELL FACTOR; SUBSTANCE P; VIMENTIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; GUINEA PIG; INTESTINE INNERVATION; INTESTINE MUSCLE; MALE; MOTONEURON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONNECTIVE TISSUE CELLS; ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; GUINEA PIGS; INTERCELLULAR JUNCTIONS; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; SUBSTANCE P;

EID: 0033047299     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410051231     Document Type: Article

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