Cytokeratin profile suggests metaplastic epithelial transformation in Barrett's oesophagus

Annals of Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 305-309

  Salo, Jarmo A ^a   Kivilaakso, Eero O ^a   Klviluoto, Tuula A ^a   Virtanen, Ismo O ^b  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Barrett's oesophagus; Cytokeratins

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CARDIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTION; GASTROINTESTINAL REFLUX; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; MALE; METAPLASIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM;

EID: 0029841662     PISSN: 07853890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07853899608999085     Document Type: Article

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