Blockade of kit signaling induces transdifferentiation of interstitial cells of Cajal to a smooth muscle phenotype
Open Access
- 1 July 1999
- journal article
- alimentary tract
- Published by Elsevier in Gastroenterology
- Vol. 117 (1) , 140-148
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(99)70560-3
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Funding Information
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (DK41315)
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- National Institutes of Health
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