Counting myenteric ganglion cells in histologic sections: An empirical approach

Human Pathology

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1097-1108

  Swaminathan, Maya ^a,b   Kapur, Raj P ^a,b  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Hirschsprung disease; Hypoganglionosis; Neuronal counts; Pseudo obstruction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFANT; INTESTINE CELL; MALE; MYENTERIC GANGLION CELL; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GANGLION; INTESTINE PSEUDOOBSTRUCTION; MOTONEURON; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; RECTUM; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; HU ANTIGEN;

CELL COUNT; GANGLIA; HU PARANEOPLASTIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS ANTIGENS; HUMANS; INFANT; INTESTINAL PSEUDO-OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; OBSERVER VARIATION; RECTUM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 77955070542     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2009.12.012     Document Type: Article

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