CART-peptide immunoreactivity in enteric nerves in patients with Hirschsprung's disease

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 184-189

  Gunnarsdóttir, Anna ^a,b   Wierup, N ^b   Larsson, L T ^a   Kuhar, M J ^c   Ekblad, E ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CART; ENS; Gut motility; Hirschsprung's disease; Intestine; Neuropeptide

Indexed keywords

COCAINE AND AMPHETAMINE REGULATED TRANSCRIPT PEPTIDE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GANGLION; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INTESTINE; INTESTINE INNERVATION; MALE; NERVE CELL; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

ANTIBODIES, ANTI-IDIOTYPIC; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLON; ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NERVE FIBERS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE;

EID: 34547686536     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-965164     Document Type: Article

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