Interstitial cells of Cajal in the gastrointestinal musculature of Wjic c-kit mutant mice

Journal of Smooth Muscle Research

Volumn 47, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 111-121

  Iino, Satoshi ^a   Horiguchi, Satomi ^a   Horiguchi, Kazuhide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

Author keywords

c Kit; Gastrointestinal tract; Interstitial cells of Cajal; W mutant

Indexed keywords

EID: 81555209907     PISSN: 09168737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1540/jsmr.47.111     Document Type: Article

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