Characterization of interstitial cells of Cajal in bowel of cattle (Bos taurus)

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 221-229

  Marquez S G ^a   Galotta, J M ^a   Portiansky, E L ^b   Barbeito, C G ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Bovine; c Kit; Enteric nervous system; Immunohistochemistry; Intermediate filaments; Interstitial cells of Cajal; Morphometry

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; DESMIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; VIMENTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL SHAPE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERSTITIAL CELL OF CAJAL; INTESTINE MUSCLE; JEJUNUM; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MORPHOMETRICS; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NONHUMAN; SPINDLE CELL;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; CATTLE; DESMIN; FEMALE; JEJUNUM; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-KIT; VIMENTIN;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CAVIA; EQUIDAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 31544441608     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11259-006-3216-5     Document Type: Article

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