Esophageal and gastric nitric oxide synthesizing innervation in primary achalasia

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 2357-2362

  De Giorgio, Roberto ^a   Di Simone, Massimo P ^b   Stanghellini, Vincenzo ^b   Barbara, Giovanni ^b   Tonini, Marcello ^b   Salvioli, Beatrice ^b   Mattioli, Sandro ^b   Corinaldesi, Roberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; NITRIC OXIDE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; MYOTOMY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; STOMACH FUNDUS;

ADULT; AGED; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; FEMALE; GASTRIC FUNDUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE;

EID: 0033200025     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(99)00413-X     Document Type: Article

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