Distribution of the interstitial Cajal-like cells in the gallbladder and extrahepatic biliary duct of the guinea-pig

Acta Histochemica

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 157-165

  Huang, Yue ^a   Mei, Feng ^a   Yu, Bin ^a   Zhang, Hong jun ^a   Han, Juan ^a   Jiang, Zhong yong ^a   Zhou, De shan ^a,b  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ampulla; Bile duct; Gallbladder; Interstitial Cajal like cells; Interstitial cells of Cajal

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GALLBLADDER; GUINEA PIG; HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERSTITIAL CELL OF CAJAL; MALE; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; BILE DUCTS, EXTRAHEPATIC; COILED BODIES; CONNECTIVE TISSUE CELLS; CYSTIC DUCT; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GALLBLADDER; GUINEA PIGS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-KIT;

CAVIA;

EID: 61349175773     PISSN: 00651281     EISSN: 16180372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2008.05.005     Document Type: Article

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