Cytokine expression and epithelial proliferation in chronic erosions of the antral mucosa associated with Helicobacter pylori

Biomedical Letters

Volumn 55, Issue 218, 1997, Pages 105-113

  Monno, R ^a   Ierardi, E ^a   Munno, I ^a   Marcuccio, C ^b   Valenza, M A ^a   Margiotta, M ^a   Francavilla, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic erosions; Cytokines; Epithelial proliferation; Helicobacter pylori

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031515979     PISSN: 0961088X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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