Hirschsprung disease: A developmental disorder of the enteric nervous system

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Developmental Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 113-129

  Mckeown, Sonja J ^a   Stamp, Lincon ^a,b   Hao, Marlene M ^a   Young, Heather M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN B RECEPTOR; GLIAL CELL LINE DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NEURTURIN; PROTEIN RET; TENASCIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX10;

AGANGLIONOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; COPY NUMBER VARIATION; EPITHELIAL MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; INTESTINE INNERVATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NEURAL CREST CELL; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WAARDENBURG SYNDROME;

ANIMALS; ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84872003412     PISSN: 17597684     EISSN: 17597692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wdev.57     Document Type: Article

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