Physiology, Injury, and Recovery of Interstitial Cells of Cajal: Basic and Clinical Science

Gastroenterology

Volumn 137, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1548-1556

  Huizinga, Jan D ^a   Zarate, Natalia ^b   Farrugia, Gianrico ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMATINIB;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL DEDIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL LOSS; CELL POPULATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL REGENERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL TRANSDIFFERENTIATION; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY DISORDER; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INTERSTITIAL CELL OF CAJAL; INTESTINE INNERVATION; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERISTALSIS; PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY;

EID: 70350087382     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.09.023     Document Type: Article

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