Substance P and NK1 receptor expression in the enteric nervous system is related to the development of chagasic megacolon

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 102, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1154-1156

  da Silveira, Alexandre B M ^a   Freitas, Michelle A R ^b   de Oliveira, Enio C ^c   Neto, Salustiano G ^c   Luquetti, Alejandro O ^c   Furness, John B ^d   Correa Oliveira, Rodrigo ^a   d'Avila Reis, Débora ^b  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brazil; Chagas disease; Enteric nervous system; Megacolon; NK1 receptor; Substance P

Indexed keywords

NK1 RECEPTOR; SUBSTANCE P; SUBSTANCE P RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHAGAS DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCUBATION TIME; INTESTINE INNERVATION; MEGACOLON; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROIMMUNOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TISSUE PREPARATION;

BRAZIL; CHAGAS DISEASE; ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMANS; MEGACOLON; RECEPTORS, NEUROKININ-1; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE P;

EID: 51949117793     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.04.043     Document Type: Article

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