Involvement of endogenous nitric oxide and c-kit-expressing cells in chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 539-544

  Wang, Zhong Qiu ^a   Watanabe, Yasuhiro ^a   Toki, Akira ^a   Kohno, Sumio ^a   Hasegawa, Shiro ^a   Hamazaki, Minoru ^a  

^a KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

C kit; Chronic intestinal pseudo obstruction; Immunohistochemistry; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; STEM CELL FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE MOTILITY; INTESTINE MUSCLE; INTESTINE PSEUDOOBSTRUCTION; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034028454     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2000.0350539     Document Type: Article

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