Metaplastic polyp of the colon develops in response to inflammation

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 709-714

  Higaki, Shingo ^a   Akazawa, Akiko ^a   Nakamura, Hiroki ^a   Yanai, Hideo ^a   Yoshida, Tomoharu ^a   Okita, Kiwamu ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Histogenesis; Metaplastic polyps; Proliferating cell nuclear antigen; smooth muscle actin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; CYCLINE;

ARTICLE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLON MUCOSA; COLON POLYP; EPITHELIUM CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATORY CELL; INTERSTITIUM; METAPLASIA; MYOFIBROBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0032776525     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.1999.01938.x     Document Type: Article

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