The Application of Studies in Vitro to the Management of Hirschsprung's Disease and of Megacolon in Adults

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Journal Am J Dig Dis

Specialty Gastroenterology

Date 1968 May 1

PMID 4967897

Citations 4

Authors

J J Shepherd

P G Wright

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Some observations on the intrinsic nervous mechanism in Hirschsprung's disease.

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