Salivary growth factors and cytokines are not deficient in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease or Barrett's esophagus

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 606-609

  Kongara, K ^a   Varilek, G ^a   Soffer, E E ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrett's metaplasia; Cytokines; Esophagitis; Growth factors; Saliva

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; GROWTH FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SALIVATION; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; ESOPHAGITIS, PEPTIC; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTORS; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-1; INTERLEUKIN-6; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; SALIVA;

EID: 0035048868     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005615703009     Document Type: Article

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