Distribution of interstitial cells of Cajal in tunica muscularis of the canine rectoanal region

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 284, Issue 5 47-5, 2003, Pages

  Horiguchi, Kazuhide ^a   Keef, Kathleen D ^a   Ward, Sean M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Enteric nervous system; Internal anal sphincter; Kit immunoreactivity; Smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANUS; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; COILED BODY; DOG; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE INNERVATION; INTESTINE MUSCLE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NONHUMAN; PACEMAKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0037403415     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00294.2002     Document Type: Article

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