MUC2 is the prominent colonic mucin expressed in ulcerative colitis

Gut

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 554-563

  Tytgat, K M A J ^a   Opdam, F J M ^a   Einerhand, A W C ^a   Buller H A ^a   Dekker, J ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; MUC2; Mucin; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MUCIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

EID: 0029964294     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.38.4.554     Document Type: Article

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