Development of the enteric nervous system and its role in intestinal motility during fetal and early postnatal stages

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 196-205

  Burns, Alan J ^a   Roberts, Rachael R ^b   Bornstein, Joel C ^b   Young, Heather M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Enteric neuron; Hirschsprung's disease; Interstitial cells of Cajal; Motility disorders; Neural crest

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY DISORDER; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL CELL OF CAJAL; INTESTINE INNERVATION; INTESTINE MUSCLE; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; NEURAL CREST CELL; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECIES COMPARISON; STOMACH CONTENT; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMANS; INTERSTITIAL CELLS OF CAJAL; MICE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NEURAL CREST; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 70349269416     PISSN: 10558586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2009.07.001     Document Type: Article

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