Interstitial cells of Cajal in chagasic megaesophagus

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 271-274

  de Lima, Marcus Aurelho ^a   Cabrine Santos, Marlene ^a   Tavares, Marcelo Garcia ^a   Gerolin, Gustavo Pacheco ^a   Lages Silva, Eliane ^a   Ramirez, Luis Eduardo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TRIÂNGULO MINEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chagas disease; Chagasic megaesophagus; Interstitial cells of Cajal; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHAGASIC MEGAESOPHAGUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERSTITIAL CELL OF CAJAL; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CELL COUNT; CHAGAS DISEASE; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYENTERIC PLEXUS;

EID: 46749151813     PISSN: 10929134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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