Reduction of interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) associated with neuronal nitric oxide synthase (n-NOS) in patients with achalasia

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 856-864

  Gockel, Ines ^a   Bohl, Juergen R E ^a   Eckardt, Volker F ^b   Junginger, Theodor ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b DEUTSCHE KLINIK FÜR DIAGNOSTIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOESOPHAGOMYOTOMY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INTERSTITIAL CELL OF CAJAL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANOMETRY; MEGAESOPHAGUS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NITRERGIC NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 41849088450     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01667.x     Document Type: Article

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