One hundred years of interstitial cells of Cajal

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 223-238

  Thuneberg, Lars ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal tract; History; Microscopy; Myoid cells; Pacemaker cells; Smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; CELLS; MUSCLE;

'CURRENT; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HAND OFF; INTERSTITIAL CELLS OF CAJAL; MYOID CELL; PACEMAKER CELL; SCHWANN CELLS; SMOOTH MUSCLES; VISUALIZATION METHOD; WELL-COVERED;

NEURONS;

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CELL FUNCTION; FIBROBLAST; INTESTINE CELL; INTESTINE VILLUS; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHWANN CELL;

MYOIDEA;

EID: 0033571425     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0029(19991115)47:4<223::AID-JEMT2>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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