Hirschsprung's disease: Current management and prospects for transplantation of enteric nervous system progenitor cells

Early Human Development

Volumn 84, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 801-804

  Theocharatos, Sokratis ^a   Kenny, Simon E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Congenital aganglionosis; Enteric nervous system; Hirschsprung's disease; Stem cells; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON RESECTION; GENE MUTATION; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; NEURAL CREST CELL; NEURAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT;

ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 54949146428     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2008.09.007     Document Type: Article

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