Novel smooth muscle markers reveal abnormalities of the intestinal musculature in severe colorectal motility disorders

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 526-538

  Wedel, T ^a,e   Van Eys, G J J M ^b   Waltregny, D ^c   Glenisson W ^c   Castronovo, V ^c   Vanderwinden, J M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Colorectal motility disorders; Histone deacetylase 8; Smooth muscle actin; Smooth muscle myosin heavy chain; Smoothelin; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; HISTONE DEACETYLASE; MYOSIN; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; SMOOTHELIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COLON; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY DISORDER; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INCUBATION TIME; INTESTINE MUSCLE; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE CELL; MYOFILAMENT; NEWBORN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM; SMOOTH MUSCLE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACTINS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COLONIC DISEASES; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HISTONE DEACETYLASES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MUSCLE PROTEINS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EID: 33744952921     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2006.00781.x     Document Type: Article

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