Deficient α-smooth muscle actin as a cause of functional intestinal obstruction in childhood

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1191-1195

  O'Donnell, Anne Marie ^a   Doi, Takashi ^a   Hollwarth, Michael ^b   Kalicinski, Piotr ^c   Czauderna, Piotr ^d   Puri, Prem ^a  

^a OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^c CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Enteric nervous system; Functional intestinal obstruction; Smooth muscle actin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE INNERVATION; INTESTINE MOTILITY; INTESTINE MUSCLE; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ACTINS; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINAL PSEUDO-OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH;

EID: 54249103483     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-008-2235-4     Document Type: Article

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