Hirschsprung's disease: Is there a relationship between mast cells and nerve fibers?

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1493-1498

  Yadav, Amit Kumar ^a   Mishra, Kiran ^a   Mohta, Anup ^b   Agarwal, Saria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b Chacha Nehru Baal Chikitsalya ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Hirschsprung's disease; Mast cells; S 100

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; PROTEIN S 100;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON BIOPSY; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; MAST CELL; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; NEUROPATHY; RECTUM BIOPSY; STAINING; ADULT; CHILD; INCIDENCE; INFANT; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MAST CELLS; NERVE FIBERS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65549094544     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.1493     Document Type: Article

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