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Comment
. 2006 Mar;55(3):304-5.
doi: 10.1136/gut.2005.078402.

Novel mechanism for impaired nitrergic relaxation in achalasia

G E Boeckxstaens  1
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Novel mechanism for impaired nitrergic relaxation in achalasia

G E Boeckxstaens. Gut. 2006 Mar.

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

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