Decreased tyrosine kinase C expression may reflect developmental abnormalities in Hirschsprung's disease and idiopathic slow-transit constipation

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 545-552

  Facer, P ^a   Knowles, C H ^c   Thomas, P K ^b   Tam, P K H ^a   Williams, N S ^d   Anand, Professor P ^a,d  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE INNERVATION; INTESTINE MOTILITY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SURAL NERVE;

EID: 0035067359     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.2001.01731.x     Document Type: Article

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