Activation of the mucosal immune system in irritable bowel syndrome

Gastroenterology

Volumn 122, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1778-1783

  Chadwick, Vinton S ^a   Chen, Wangxue ^a   Shu, Dairu ^a   Paulus, Barbara ^a   Bethwaite, Peter ^b   Tie, Andy ^b   Wilson, Ian ^a  

^a Wakefield Hospital   (New Zealand)

^b Medical Laboratory Wellington   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLON BIOPSY; COLONOSCOPY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IRRITABLE COLON; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUCOSAL IMMUNITY; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

EID: 0036083346     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/gast.2002.33579     Document Type: Article

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