Decreased interstitial cell of Cajal volume in patients with slow- transit constipation

Gastroenterology

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 14-21

  He, ChongLiang ^a   Burgart, Larry ^a   Wang, Linan ^a   Pemberton, John ^a   YoungFadok, Tonia ^a   Szurszewski, Joseph ^a   Farrugia, Gianrico ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; GENE PRODUCT; STEM CELL FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL VOLUME; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE CELL; INTESTINE MOTILITY; INTESTINE MUSCLE; LASER MICROSCOPY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGMOID;

EID: 0033965335     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5085(00)70409-4     Document Type: Article

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