A defined human gastrin sequence stimulates the growth of Helicobacter pylori

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 217, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 231-236

  Chowers, Michal Yael ^a   Keller, Nathan ^b   Bar Meir, Simon ^b   Chowers, Yehuda ^b  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bacterial growth; Cholecystokinin; Gastrin; Helicobacter pylori; Pentagastrin

Indexed keywords

CHOLECYSTOKININ; GASTRIN; PENTAGASTRIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH INHIBITION; GROWTH STIMULATION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACIDS; GASTRINS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PENTAGASTRIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRUCELLA; HELICOBACTER; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0037126652     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(02)01093-5     Document Type: Article

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