Microbiology of the intestinal lymph follicle: A clue to elucidate causative microbial agent(s) in Crohn's disease

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 421-427

  Chiba, M ^a   Komatsu, M ^a   Iizuka, M ^a   Masamune, O ^a   Hoshina, S ^b   Kono, M ^b  

^a AKITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CROHN DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH FOLLICLE; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0031793286     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-9877(98)90039-1     Document Type: Article

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