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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 14, 2006; 12(38): 6172-6177
Published online Oct 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i38.6172
Loss of interstitial cells of Cajal network in severe idiopathic gastroparesis
Edda Battaglia, Gabrio Bassotti, Graziella Bellone, Luca Dughera, Anna Maria Serra, Luigi Chiusa, Alessandro Repici, Pierroberto Mioli, Giorgio Emanuelli
Edda Battaglia, Graziella Bellone, Luca Dughera, Anna Maria Serra, Alessandro Repici, Giorgio Emanuelli, Department of Gastroenterology and Clinical Nutrition, University of Torino, Italy
Luigi Chiusa, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Torino, Italy
Pierroberto Mioli, Department of Emergency Surgical Unit, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Torino, Italy
Gabrio Bassotti, Gastroenterology Section, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia, Italy
Supported by a grant from MIUR (Roma,Italy) to G Emanuelli and partly by a grant from Regione Piemonte to G Bellone
Correspondence to: Dr. Gabrio Bassotti, Strada del Cimitero, 2/a, San Marco (Perugia) 06131, Italy. gabassot@tin.it
Telephone: +39-75-5783268 Fax: +39-75-5847570
Received: July 31, 2004
Revised: July 2, 2005
Accepted: July 6, 2005
Published online: October 14, 2006
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