Morphological changes of the enteric nervous system, interstitial cells of cajal, and smooth muscle in children with colonic motility disorders

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 22-29

  Van Den Berg, M ^a,c   Di Lorenzo, C ^a   Mousa, H ^a   Benninga, M ^c   Boeckxstaens, G ^d   Luquette, M ^b  

^a Department of Pediatrics   (Netherlands)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Colonic manometry; Enteric nervous system; Interstitial cells of Cajal; Smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; INTERSTITIAL CELL OF CAJAL; INTESTINAL DYSMOTILITY; INTESTINE BIOPSY; INTESTINE INNERVATION; INTESTINE PSEUDOOBSTRUCTION; MALE; MANOMETRY; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOOTH MUSCLE; BIOPSY; COLON; COLON DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; BIOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLON; COLONIC DISEASES; CONSTIPATION; ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; INTESTINAL PSEUDO-OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MANOMETRY; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYENTERIC PLEXUS;

EID: 63649142714     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e318173293b     Document Type: Article

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