Gastric mucosal defences in the elderly

Gerontology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 206-208

  Guslandi, Mario ^a   Pellegrini, A ^b   Sorghi, M ^b  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aging; Bicarbonate; Gastric mucus; Mucosal blood flow

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; MUCOPROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MUCUS SECRETION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH BLOOD FLOW; STOMACH JUICE; STOMACH MUCOSA;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; BICARBONATES; FEMALE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOPROTEINS; MUCUS;

EID: 0032811561     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000022088     Document Type: Article

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