Ultrastructural characterization of interstitial cells of Cajal associated with the submucosal plexus in the proximal colon of the guinea pig

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 347, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 319-326

  Tamada, Hiromi ^a,b   Komuro, Terumasa ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

c Kit; Guinea pig; Interstitial cells of Cajal; Proximal colon; Submucosal plexus; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; STEM CELL FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASCENDING COLON; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CAVEOLA; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; ELECTROLYTE TRANSPORT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTION; GUINEA PIG; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; INTERSTITIAL CELL OF CAJAL; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; INTESTINE MUSCLE; MITOCHONDRION; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER TRANSPORT;

ANIMALS; COLON; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GUINEA PIGS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERSTITIAL CELLS OF CAJAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-KIT; SUBMUCOUS PLEXUS;

CAVIA;

EID: 84859431091     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: 14320878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-011-1312-5     Document Type: Article

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