Stricture formation in Crohn's disease: The role of intestinal fibroblasts

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 231, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 46-50

  Regan, Mark C ^a   Flavin, Brian M ^a   Fitzpatrick, John M ^a   O'Connell, P Ronan ^a  

^a MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER;

ARTICLE; COLON; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ILEUM; INTESTINE SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CELL LINE; CELLS, CULTURED; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; COLLAGEN; COLON; CROHN DISEASE; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; ILEUM; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 0033971785     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-200001000-00007     Document Type: Article

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