Helicobacter pylori cytotoxin induces vacuolation of primary human mucosal epithelial cells

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 4867-4871

  Harris, Paul R ^a   Cover, Timothy L ^d,e   Crowe, D Ralph ^b   Orenstein, Jan M ^f   Graham, Martin F ^g   Blaser, Martin J ^d,e   Smith, Phillip D ^a,c,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^c BIRMINGHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; CYTOTOXIN;

ARTICLE; CELL VACUOLE; CHRONIC GASTRITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PEPTIC ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH CARCINOMA;

EID: 0029958322     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.11.4867-4871.1996     Document Type: Article

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