Cholinergic denervation in diverticular disease

Lancet

Volumn 361, Issue 9373, 2003, Pages 1923-1924

  Young Fadok, Tonia M ^a   Farrugia, Gianrico ^b  

^a Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; GENE PRODUCT; PROTEIN;

AUTONOMIC DENERVATION; CELL TYPE; CHOLINERGIC NERVE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; COLOSTOMY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIVERTICULOSIS; GENE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTESTINE MUSCLE; LEYDIG CELL; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NOTE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGMOID; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0037866823     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)13599-4     Document Type: Note

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