Mucosal neuroendocrine cell abnormalities in patients with chronic constipation

Asian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 197-201

  Kobayashi, Akiko ^a   Yokota, Hiroo ^b   Kobayashi, Hiroyuki ^a   Yamataka, Atsuyuki ^a   Miyano, Takeshi ^a   Hayashida, Yasuo ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Hokota Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOGRANIN A; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; SEROTONIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINAL NEURONAL DYSPLASIA; INTESTINE FUNCTION; INTESTINE MUCOSA; INTESTINE SURGERY; MALE; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RECTUM BIOPSY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 4143094743     PISSN: 10159584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1015-9584(09)60032-4     Document Type: Article

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