A role for apoptosis in the pathogenesis of AIDS-related ldiopathic esophageal ulcers

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 175, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1216-1219

  Houghton, Jean Marie ^a   Korah, Reju M ^b   Kim, Kyung H ^b   Small, Michael B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS ULCER; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030992956     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/593671     Document Type: Article

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