The role of colonic mast cells and myenteric plexitis in patients with diverticular disease

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 267-272

  Bassotti, Gabrio ^a,c   Villanacci, Vincenzo ^b   Nascimbeni, Riccardo ^b   Antonelli, Elisabetta ^a   Cadei, Moris ^b   Manenti, Stefania ^b   Lorenzi, Luisa ^b   Titi, Amin ^b   Salerni, Bruno ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^c SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colon; Diverticular disease; Mast cells; Myenteric plexitis

Indexed keywords

TRYPTASE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COLONIC MAST CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; ENTERITIS; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; MAST CELL; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; MYENTERIC PLEXITIS; NERVE FIBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELL DEGRANULATION; COLON; DIVERTICULITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MAST CELLS; MIDDLE AGED; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NERVE FIBERS;

EID: 84879507671     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: 14321262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-012-1554-z     Document Type: Article

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