Neuroimmune interaction and anorectal motility in children with food allergy-related chronic constipation

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 454-463

  Borrelli, Osvaldo ^a   Barbara, Giovanni ^b   Di Nardo, Giovanni ^a   Cremon, Cesare ^b   Lucarelli, Sandra ^a   Frediani, Tullio ^a   Paganelli, Massimiliano ^a   De Giorgio, Roberto ^b   Stanghellini, Vincenzo ^b   Cucchiara, Salvatore ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MACROGOL 3350; SOYBEAN PROTEIN;

ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; EGG; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MAST CELL; MILK; NERVE FIBER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECTUM BIOPSY; RECTUM MOTILITY; RECTUM MUCOSA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANAL CANAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MANOMETRY; MAST CELLS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE FIBERS; NEUROIMMUNOMODULATION; RECTUM;

EID: 59749094751     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2008.109     Document Type: Article

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