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Increased substance P receptor expression by blood vessels and lymphoid aggregates inClostridium difficile-induced pseudomembranous colitis

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  1. From the Departments of Surgery, Cell Biology and Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina

    Christopher R. Mantyh MD, John E. Maggio PhD, Patrick W. Mantyh PhD, Steven R. Vigna PhD & Theodore N. Pappas MD

  2. Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Christopher R. Mantyh MD, John E. Maggio PhD, Patrick W. Mantyh PhD, Steven R. Vigna PhD & Theodore N. Pappas MD

  3. Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

    Christopher R. Mantyh MD, John E. Maggio PhD, Patrick W. Mantyh PhD, Steven R. Vigna PhD & Theodore N. Pappas MD

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CP-96,345 was kindly supplied by Pfizer Inc. (Groton, Connecticut). Grant support: supported by V.A. grant 0010 (T.N.P.).

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Mantyh, C.R., Maggio, J.E., Mantyh, P.W. et al. Increased substance P receptor expression by blood vessels and lymphoid aggregates inClostridium difficile-induced pseudomembranous colitis. Digest Dis Sci 41, 614–620 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02282350

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