Colonic diverticular disease: Abnormalities of neuromuscular function

Digestive Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 24-28

  Bassotti, Gabrio ^a,c   Villanacci, Vincenzo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b Second Pathology Section   (Italy)

^c SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anatomo functional abnormalities; Colonic diverticulosis; Pathophysiology

Indexed keywords

TACHYKININ; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC STIMULATION; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COLON MOTILITY; ELASTOSIS; HUMAN; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; INTESTINE PRESSURE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COLON; DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION;

EID: 84861055118     PISSN: 02572753     EISSN: 14219875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000335702     Document Type: Article

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