Journal article
Intramuscular interstitial cells of Cajal associated with mast cells survive nitrergic nerves in achalasia
Abstract
Achalasia is dominated by injury to inhibitory nerves. As intramuscular interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC-IM) are proposed to form functional units with nitrergic nerves, their fate in achalasia may be critically important. We studied the relationship between loss of nitrergic nerves and injury to ICC-IM in patients with achalasia and determined associations between ICC-IM and mast cells (MC), using quantitative immunohistochemistry and electron …
Authors
Zarate N; Wang XY; Tougas G; Anvari M; Birch D; Mearin F; Malagelada J; Huizinga JD
Journal
Neurogastroenterology & Motility, Vol. 18, No. 7, pp. 556–568
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
7 2006
DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2982.2006.00788.x
ISSN
1350-1925