Significance of acid-mucin-positive nongoblet columnar cells in the distal esophagus and gastroesophageal junction

Human Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1488-1495

  Chen, Yunn Yi ^b   Wang, Helen H ^b   Antonioli, Donald A ^b   Spechler, Stuart J ^b   Zeroogian, John M ^b   Goyal, Raj ^b   Shahsafaei, Ali ^b   Odze, Robert D ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Barrett's esophagus; Goblet cells; Intestinal metaplasia; Mucin histochemistry; Sulphomucin

Indexed keywords

SIALOMUCIN; SULFOMUCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; GOBLET CELL; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE METAPLASIA; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0033427729     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0046-8177(99)90172-7     Document Type: Article

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