Beyond hematoxylin and eosin: The importance of immunohistochemical techniques for evaluating surgically resected constipated patients

Techniques in Coloproctology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 371-375

  Bassotti, G ^a,d   Villanacci, V ^b   Salerni, B ^b   Maurer, C A ^c   Cathomas, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^c Liestal Hospital   (Switzerland)

^d SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Constipation; Histology; Immunohistochemistry; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERNEXIN; CD3 ANTIBODY; CD45 ANTIGEN; CELL MARKER; EOSIN; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; HEMATOXYLIN; HU ANTIGEN; NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE; NEURON SPECIFIC NUCLEAR PROTEIN; PERIPHERIN; PROTEIN HUC; PROTEIN HUD; PROTEIN PGP 9.5; PROTEIN S 100; SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CONSTIPATION; GLIA CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERSTITIAL CELL OF CAJAL; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; NEUROFILAMENT; PERIKARYON; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH;

COLORING AGENTS; CONSTIPATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; EOSINE YELLOWISH-(YS); FLUORESCENT DYES; HEMATOXYLIN; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 84855203141     PISSN: 11236337     EISSN: 1128045X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10151-011-0721-5     Document Type: Review

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