CD117-expressing cells in the human gastrointestinal tract with particular emphasis on its localization in myenteric ganglion cells (MGC) [1] (multiple letters)

Human Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 825-826

  Min, Kyung Whan ^a   Seo, Insook ^b   Goldblum, John R ^c   Fletcher, Christopher D M ^d  

^a Deaconess Hospital Oklahoma City   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMATINIB; PARAFFIN; STEM CELL FACTOR; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ESOPHAGUS; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LETTER; MAST CELL; MYENTERIC GANGLION CELL; NERVE CELL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; STEM CELL;

EID: 0041886906     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0046-8177(03)00096-0     Document Type: Letter

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