Novel mechanism for impaired nitrergic relaxation in achalasia.
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Abstract
New insights into the pathogenesis of achalasia indicate that incubation with serum from patients with achalasia leads to altered neurochemical coding of the myenteric plexus and impairs the nitrergic response to nerve stimulation
Medical subject headings
- Esophageal Achalasia
- Myenteric Plexus
- Nitrergic Neurons