Strictures in Crohn's disease are characterised by an accumulation of mast cells colocalised with laminin but not with fibronectin or vitronectin

Gut

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 210-217

  Gelbmann, C M ^a   Mestermann, S ^a   Gross, V ^a   Kollinger M ^a   Scholmerich J ^a   Falk, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crohn's disease; Fibrosis; Laminin; Mast cells; Smooth muscle cells; Strictures

Indexed keywords

CHYMASE; FIBRONECTIN; LAMININ; TRYPTASE; VITRONECTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BLOOD VESSEL; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE MUSCLE; INTESTINE STENOSIS; MALE; MAST CELL; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBMUCOSA; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

EID: 0032817673     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.45.2.210     Document Type: Article

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