Is the positive c-kit immunostaining associated with the presence of cells analogous to the intersticial cells of Cajal in the ciliary muscle?

PURPOSE: Interstitial cells of Cajal were identified in the gastrointestinal tract of several species, with close relation to the enteric nervous system. Since it was recognized that interstitial cells of Cajal express the gene product of c-kit, we performed immunohistochemistry for c-kit protein in...

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Main Author: Paula,Jayter Silva (author)
Other Authors: Souza,Eduardo Soares Maia Vieira de (author), Oliveira,Mariana Bellini (author), Rodrigues,Maria de Lourdes Veronese (author), Garcia,Sérgio Britto (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2009
Subjects:
Coiled bodies
Ciliary body
Enteric nervous system/physiology
Gastrointestinal motility/physiology
Proto-oncogene proteins c-kit
Cebus
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27492009000100009
Country:Brazil
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