Quantitation of cellular components of the enteric nervous system in the normal human gastrointestinal tract - report on behalf of the Gastro 2009 International Working Group

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 115-124

  Knowles, C H ^a   Veress, B ^b   Kapur, R P ^c,d   Wedel, T ^e   Farrugia, G ^f   Vanderwinden, J M ^g   Geboes, K ^h   Smith, V V ⁱ   Martin, J E ^a   Lindberg, G ^j   Milla, P J ^k   De Giorgio, R ^l  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d Seattle Children's   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^f MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^h UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

ⁱ Camelia Botnar Laboratories   (United Kingdom)

^j KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^k UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^l UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Enteric nervous system; Ganglionic density; Glial cell density; Histopathology; Neuron density

Indexed keywords

CELL DENSITY; CELL POPULATION; CELLS AND CELL COMPONENTS; GANGLION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GLIA CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTESTINE INNERVATION; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW;

ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; GANGLION CYSTS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NERVE FIBERS; NEUROGLIA; NEURONS;

EID: 78651455300     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2010.01657.x     Document Type: Review

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