Intramucosal ganglion cells in normal adult colorectal mucosa

International Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-37

  Tunru Dinh, Vonny ^a   Wu, Mark Li Cheng ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult; Colon; Ganglion cell; Intestinal neuronal dysplasia; Rectum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CELL SIZE; CELL STRUCTURE; COLON BIOPSY; COLON MUCOSA; CONSTIPATION; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINAL NEURONAL DYSPLASIA; INTRAMUCOSAL GANGLION CELL; MALE; NERVE CELL; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM BIOPSY; RECTUM MUCOSA; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLON; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONS; RECTUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33845369681     PISSN: 10668969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1066896906295955     Document Type: Review

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