The rise in circulating gastrin with age is due to increases in gastric autoimmunity and Helicobacter pylori infection

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 373-377

  Jassel, S V ^a,b   Ardill, J E S ^a,b,c   Fillmore, D ^a,b,c   Bamford, K B ^a,b,c   O'Connor, F A ^a,b   Buchanan, K D ^a,b  

^a ALTNAGELVIN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; GASTRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATROPHIC GASTRITIS; AUTOIMMUNITY; GASTRIN BLOOD LEVEL; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENESCENCE;

EID: 0032782973     PISSN: 00335622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/92.7.373     Document Type: Article

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