Interstitial cells of Cajal are present in human extrahepatic bile ducts

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 277-285

  Ahmadi, Omid ^a   De L Nicholson, Martha ^b   Gould, Maree L ^a   Mitchell, Allan ^a   Stringer, Mark D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b Southern Community Laboratories   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biliary motility; Biliary tract; Gallbladder; Interstitial cell of Cajal

Indexed keywords

TRYPTASE;

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GALLBLADDER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INTERSTITIAL CELL OF CAJAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

EID: 76149101935     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2009.05980.x     Document Type: Article

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