GDNF deficit in Hirschsprung's disease

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 99-102

  Martucciello, G ^a   Thompson, H ^b   Mazzola, C ^b   Morando, A ^b   Bertagnon, M ^b   Negri, F ^b   Brizzolara, A ^b   Rocchetti, L ^b   Gambini, C ^b   Jasonni, V ^b  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Enteric nervous system; Glial cell line derived neurotrophic factor; Hirschsprung's disease; Intestinal aganglionosis; Transforming growth factor superfamily

Indexed keywords

1 NAPHTHYL ACETATE ESTERASE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; GLIAL CELL LINE DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE; ONCOPROTEIN; PROTEIN S 100; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE INNERVATION; NERVE CELL; PARASYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTO ONCOGENE;

EID: 13144261669     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(98)90371-2     Document Type: Article

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