The evaluation of interstitial Cajal cells distribution in non-tumoral colon disorders

Romanian Journal of Morphology and Embryology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 351-355

  Becheanu, Gabriel ^a   Manuc, M ^a   Dumbravǎ, Mona ^a   Herlea, V ^a   Hortopan, Monica ^a   Costache, Mariana ^b  

^a FUNDENI CLINICAL INSTITUTE   (Romania)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN MICROTECHNOLOGIES   (Romania)

Author keywords

Bowel motility; Cajal interstitial cells; CD117

Indexed keywords

CD34 ANTIGEN; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CELL COUNT; COLON; COLON DISEASE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; PATHOLOGY; SMALL INTESTINE;

ANTIGENS, CD34; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELL COUNT; COLON; COLONIC DISEASES; HUMANS; INTESTINE, SMALL; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-KIT;

EID: 58149197169     PISSN: 12200522     EISSN: 20668279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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