On the origin of rhythmic contractile activity of the esophagus in early achalasia, a clinical case study

Frontiers in Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue 7 MAY, 2013, Pages

  Chen, Ji Hong ^a   Wang, Xuan Yu ^b   Liu, Louis W C ^c   Yu, Wenzhen ^a   Yu, Yuanjie ^a   Zhao, Liang ^a   Huizinga, Jan D ^a,b  

^a RENMIN HOSPITAL OF WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Enteric nervous system; Esophagus; Interstitial cells of Cajal; Nitrergic neurons; Pacemaker; PDGFRalpha; Vagus nerve

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; DROTAVERINE; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; ESOPHAGUS MUSCLE; ESOPHAGUS PRESSURE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERSTITIAL CELL OF CAJAL;

EID: 84878860729     PISSN: 16624548     EISSN: 1662453X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2013.00077     Document Type: Article

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