Interstitial cells of Cajal associated with the submucosal plexus of the Guinea-pig stomach

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 434, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 273-276

  Kunisawa, Yumi ^a   Komuro, Terumasa ^a  

^a Faculty of Human Sciences   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal tract; ICC; Kit; Meissner's plexus; Submucosa

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERSTITIAL CELL OF CAJAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; AXONS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL SHAPE; DIGESTION; ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GUINEA PIGS; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NERVE NET; SUBMUCOUS PLEXUS; UBIQUITIN THIOLESTERASE;

EID: 40849106230     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2008.01.063     Document Type: Article

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