Research Article
Dangerous Liaison: Helicobacter pylori, Ganglionitis, and Myenteric Gastric Neurons: A Histopathological Study
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Number and area of myenteric ganglia in the stomach. Representative photomicrographs of S-100 immunostained ganglionic areas in H. pylori-positive patients (a, ×40) and in control patients (b, ×40). Box and whisker plots showing that gastric myenteric ganglia are larger (c, ) and they are increased in number (d, ) in H. pylori-infected patients, as compared to controls.
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