The distribution of interstitial cells of Cajal in the ileum is not altered by infection with Schistosoma mansoni

Background & objectives: The interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) act as pacemakers that generate slowwaves and function as a relay between smooth muscle cells of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Recentreports indicate the crucial role played by the ICC in defining GI motility during human diseases...

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Main Author: Shyama Chatterjee, Gunther Vrolix, Eric Van Marck & Jean-Marie Vanderwinden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2007-06-01
Series:Journal of Vector Borne Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.mrcindia.org/journal/issues/442090.pdf

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