Loss of interstitial cells of Cajal network in severe idiopathic gastroparesis

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 38, 2006, Pages 6172-6177

  Battaglia, Edda ^a   Bassotti, Gabrio ^c,d   Bellone, Graziella ^a   Dughera, Luca ^a   Serra, Anna Maria ^a   Chiusa, Luigi ^a   Repici, Alessandro ^a   Mioli, Pierroberto ^b   Emanuelli, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

C kit; Gastroparesis; Interstitial cells of Cajal; Stem cell factor

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; CISAPRIDE; CLEBOPRIDE; DOMPERIDONE; ERYTHROMYCIN; RANITIDINE; STEM CELL FACTOR; SUCRALFATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPEPSIA; EPIGASTRIC FULLNESS; FEMALE; FOOD REGURGITATION; GASTRITIS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; INTERSTITIAL CELL OF CAJAL; JEJUNOSTOMY; NICK END LABELING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; STOMACH MOTILITY; STOMACH PARESIS; STOMACH SCINTISCANNING; VOMITING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 33750618369     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i38.6172     Document Type: Article

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