| Literature DB >> 26806433 |
A Pasternak1, M Szura, K Gil, A Matyja.
Abstract
This paper reviews the distribution of interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) in the human gastro-intestinal (GI) tract, based on ultrastructural and immunohistochemical evidence. The distribution and morphology of ICC at each level of the normal GI tracts is addressed from the perspective of their functional significance. Alterations of ICC reported in as well as in GI stromal tumours are reviewed, with emphasis on the place of ICC in the pathophysiology of disease.Entities:
Keywords: anatomy; gallbladder; gallstone disease; interstitial cells of Cajal; telocytes
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26806433 DOI: 10.5603/FM.a2016.0002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Folia Morphol (Warsz) ISSN: 0015-5659 Impact factor: 1.183