Deficiency of interstitial cells of Cajal in the small intestine of patients with Crohn's disease

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 118-125

  Porcher, Christophe ^a,b   Baldo, Marjolaine ^b   Henry, Monique ^a   Orsoni, Pierre ^c   Julé, Yvon ^a   Ward, Sean M ^b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COILED BODY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE MOTILITY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SMALL INTESTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CROHN DISEASE; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; MAST CELLS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 85018849773     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2002.05430.x     Document Type: Article

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