Interstitial Cajal-like cells (ICLC) in atrial myocardium: Ultrastructural and immunohistochemical characterization

Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 243-257

  Hinescu, M E ^a,b   Gherghiceanu, Mihaela ^b   Mandache, E ^b   Ciontea, Sanda M ^a   Popescu, L M ^a,b  

^a CAROL DAVILA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^b VICTOR BABES NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (Romania)

Author keywords

CD117 c kit; CD13; CD34; Desmin; EGF receptor; Electron microscopy; Human atrial myocardium; Intercellular signaling; Interstitial Cajal like cells; Stromal synapse; Vimentin

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; COLORING AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL JUNCTION; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HEART ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PATHOLOGY; RAT; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELLS, CULTURED; COLORING AGENTS; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERCELLULAR JUNCTIONS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MYOCARDIUM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 33748373386     PISSN: 15821838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2006.tb00306.x     Document Type: Article

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