A new rapid acetylcholinesterase staining kit for diagnosing Hirschsprung's disease

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 505-508

  Kobayashi, Hiroyuki ^a   Miyahara, Katsumi ^a   Kusafuka, Junichi ^a   Yamataka, Atsuyuki ^a   Lane, Geoffrey J ^a   Sueyoshi, Noriyoshi ^a   Miyano, Takeshi ^a   Puri, Prem ^b  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Hirschsprung's disease; Histochemistry; Kit; Rapid technique

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE;

ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULL THROUGH OPERATION; RECTUM BIOPSY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; BIOPSY; CHOLINERGIC FIBERS; COLON; ENZYME TESTS; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; RECTUM; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 34247254942     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-006-1849-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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