Alterations of interstitial cells of Cajal and gastrointestinal motility disorders

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 414-416

  Sakurai, Shinji ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMATINIB; STEM CELL FACTOR; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR;

AFFERENT LOOP SYNDROME; ANORECTAL MALFORMATION; CELL; CELL COUNT; CONSTIPATION; EDITORIAL; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL TUMOR; GASTROJEJUNOSTOMY; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INTERSTITIAL CELL OF CAJAL; INTESTINE PSEUDOOBSTRUCTION; MEGACOLON; PERISTALSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTO ONCOGENE; PYLORUS STENOSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

AFFERENT LOOP SYNDROME; GASTRECTOMY; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; INTESTINES; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-KIT;

EID: 0038189931     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005350300076     Document Type: Editorial

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