Attenuated nitrergic inhibitory neurotransmission to interstitial cells of Cajal in the lower esophageal sphincter with esophageal achalasia in children

Pediatrics International

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 145-148

  Watanabe, Yoshio ^a   Ando, Hisami ^a   Seo, Takahiko ^a   Katsuno, Shinsuke ^a   Marui, Yuji ^a   Ono, Yasuyuki ^a   Torihashi, Shigeko ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Children; Esophageal achalasia; Interstitial cells of Cajal; Nitrergic inhibitory neurotransmission

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEYDIG CELL; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; SCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0036121202     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-200x.2002.01518.x     Document Type: Article

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