Histamine and fibrinolytic activity in Helicobacter pylori positive and negative dyspeptic patients

Inflammation Research

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1997, Pages

  Man, W K ^a   Adesanya, A A ^a   Whawell, S A ^a   Ben Hamida, A ^a   Spencer, J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE; HISTAMINE METHYLTRANSFERASE;

BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPEPSIA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FIBRINOLYSIS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PEPTIC ULCER; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATION; STOMACH BIOPSY; STOMACH MUCOSA;

DUODENUM; DYSPEPSIA; FIBRINOLYSIS; GASTRIC MUCOSA; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTAMINE; HISTAMINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATORS;

EID: 0030909021     PISSN: 10233830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000110050120     Document Type: Article

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