Interstitial cells of Cajal in patients with chagasic megacolon originating from a region of old endemicity

Pathophysiology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 71-74

  Geraldino, R S ^a   Ferreira, A J ^a   Lima, M A ^a   Cabrine Santos, M ^a   Lages Silva, E ^a   Ramirez, L E ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TRIÂNGULO MINEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cells of Cajal; Chagas' disease; Chagasic megacolon; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHAGASIC MEGACOLON; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON BIOPSY; COLON DISEASE; COLON RESECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERSTITIAL CELL OF CAJAL; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; LARGE INTESTINE; MEGACOLON; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; STUDENT T TEST; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 33646531196     PISSN: 09284680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pathophys.2005.12.003     Document Type: Article

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