Dysplasia of the submucous nerve plexus in slow-transit constipation of adults

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 755-759

  Voderholzer, Winfried A ^a,c   Wiebecke, Baldur ^d   Gerum, Markus ^d   Müller Lissner, Stefan A ^b  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Park Klinik Weissensee   (Germany)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Chronic constipation; Enteric nervous system; Slow transit

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PROTEIN S 100;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINAL NEURONAL DYSPLASIA; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MALE; NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM BIOPSY; SUBMUCOSA;

EID: 0033941087     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200012070-00007     Document Type: Article

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