Immunohistochemical studies of pediatric intestinal pseudo-obstruction: Bcl2, a valuable biomarker to detect immature enteric ganglion cells

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1017-1024

  Park, Sung Hye ^a   Min, Hyesooh ^a   Chi, Je G ^a   Park, Kwi Won ^a   Yang, Hye Ran ^a   Seo, Jeong Kee ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bcl2; Hirschsprung's disease; Hypoganglionosis; Immunohistochemistry; Intestinal neuronal dysplasia; Intestinal pseudo obstruction

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CD56 ANTIGEN; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN S 100; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CHILD; FEMALE; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; INNERVATION; INTERSTITIAL CELL OF CAJAL; INTESTINE CELL; INTESTINE PSEUDOOBSTRUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPATHY; NERVE CELL; NERVE PLEXUS; NEUROPATHY; NEWBORN;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GANGLIA; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINAL PSEUDO-OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; S100 PROTEINS;

EID: 22944488318     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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