Immunocytochemical identification of interstitial cells of Cajal in the murine fundus using a live-labelling technique

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 152-159

  Stratton, C J ^a   Ward, S M ^a   Horiguchi, K ^a   Sanders, K M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diaminobenzidine; Horse radish peroxidase; Interstitial cells of Cajal; Kit immunocytochemistry; Murine fundus

Indexed keywords

RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CELL LABELING; CELL LOSS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MODEL; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FEMALE; GASTRIC DYSMOTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERSTITIAL CELL OF CAJAL; INTESTINE BLOOD FLOW; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH; STOMACH FUNDUS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; GASTRIC FUNDUS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; MOTOR NEURONS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-KIT; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 33846374744     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2006.00859.x     Document Type: Article

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