Intrahepatic mast cell population correlates with clinical outcome in biliary atresia

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1762-1765

  Uddin Ahmed, Abul Faiz Kabir ^a   Ohtani, Haruo ^a   Nio, Masaki ^a   Funaki, Nobuo ^a   Sasaki, Hideyuki ^a   Nagura, Hiroshi ^a   Ohi, Ryoji ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biliary atresia; Clinical correlation; Mast cells

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; TRYPTASE;

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMON BILE DUCT CYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FUNCTION; MAST CELL; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033667885     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2000.19245     Document Type: Article

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