The nature of the myenteric infiltrate in achalasia: An immunohistochemical analysis

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1153-1158

  Clark, Sarah B ^a   Rice, Thomas W ^a   Tubbs, Raymond R ^a   Richter, Joel E ^a   Goldblum, John R ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Achalasia; CD3; Granzyme B; Immunohistochemistry; TIA 1

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIGEN; GRANZYME B;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS MYOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; MALE; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIGENS, CD3; B-LYMPHOCYTES; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0033851937     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-200008000-00014     Document Type: Article

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