C-kit positive interstitial cells of Cajal network in primary obstructive megaureter

Minerva Pediatrica

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 7-11

  Arena, F ^a   Nicotina P A ^a   Arena, S ^a,b   Romeo, C ^a   Zuccarello, B ^a   Romeo, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b Ist di Chir Pediatrica Policlinico   (Italy)

Author keywords

Interstitial cells of Cajal; Peripherin; Primary megaureter

Indexed keywords

PERIPHERIN; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPLASIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERSTITIAL CELL OF CAJAL; MALE; MEGAURETER; MUSCLE CELL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; URETER DILATATION;

COILED BODIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NERVE FIBERS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-KIT; URETERAL OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 34247535877     PISSN: 00264946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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