Distribution and ultrastructure of interstitial cells of Cajal in the gastric antrum of wild-type and Ws/Ws rats

Anatomy and Embryology

Volumn 206, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 453-460

  Mitsui, Retsu ^a   Komuro, Terumasa ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Connexin; Immunohistochemistry; Kit; Stomach; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

STEM CELL FACTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CAVEOLA; CELL MATURATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GAP JUNCTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERSTITIAL CELL OF CAJAL; INTESTINE CELL; MITOCHONDRION; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYLORUS; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; SPHINCTER; STOMACH ANTRUM; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0038281147     PISSN: 03402061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00429-003-0323-8     Document Type: Article

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