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Ultrastructural characteristics of myenteric plexus in patients with colorectal cancer
Author(s) -
Agata Zauszkiewicz–Pawlak,
Janusz Godlewski,
Przemysław Kwiatkowski,
Zbigniew Kmieć
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
folia histochemica et cytobiologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.384
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1897-5631
pISSN - 0239-8508
DOI - 10.5603/fhc.a2017.0003
Subject(s) - ultrastructure , pathology , interstitial cell of cajal , myenteric plexus , colorectal cancer , myelin , atrophy , nerve plexus , extracellular matrix , lamina propria , chemistry , medicine , cancer , biology , immunohistochemistry , central nervous system , microbiology and biotechnology , epithelium
It have been found previously that colorectal cancer (CRC) is accompanied by atrophy of myenteric plexuses (MPs) localized close to the tumor. The aim of the study was to compare ultrastructure of MPs localized in the unchanged part of the colon wall distant to CRC tumor with the ultrastructure of MPs in the vicinity of CRC tumor.

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