The identification of specialized pacemaking cells in the anal sphincters

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 453-457

  Shafik, Ahmed ^a,c   Sibai, Olfat El ^b   Ahmed, Ismail ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c not available   (Egypt)

Author keywords

C kit immunohistochemistry; Electric activity; External and internal anal sphincter; Interstitial cells of Cajal; Slow waves

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 39049190128     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: 14321262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-005-0026-0     Document Type: Article

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