Variability of acetylcholinesterase hyperinnervation patterns in distal rectal suction biopsy specimens in hirschsprung disease

Pediatric and Developmental Pathology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 274-282

  Pacheco, M Cristina ^a   Bove, Kevin E ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Aganglionosis; Down syndrome; Hirschsprung disease; Histochemistry; Rectal biopsy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE;

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LAMINA PROPRIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PARASYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECTUM BIOPSY; SEX RATIO;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; BIOPSY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLINERGIC FIBERS; FEMALE; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MALE; RECTUM;

EID: 53549119676     PISSN: 10935266     EISSN: 16155742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2350/07-09-0343.1     Document Type: Article

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