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The developmental etiology and pathogenesis of Hirschsprung disease.
Translational research : the journal of laboratory and clinical medicine - 1 Jul 2013
Butler Tjaden Naomi E, Trainor Paul A
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The enteric nervous system is the part of the autonomic nervous system that directly controls the gastrointestinal tract. Derived from a multipotent, migratory cell population called the neural crest, a complete enteric nervous system is necessary for proper gut function. Disorders that arise as a consequence of defective neural crest cell development are termed neurocristopathies. One such disorder is...
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