Low mast cell density in the human duodenal mucosa from chronic inflammatory duodenal bowel disorders is associated with defective villous architecture

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 601-610

  Crivellato, Enrico ^a,c   Finato, N ^a   Isola, M ^a   Ribatti, D ^b   Beltrami, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

^c Anatomy Section   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Human; Immunohistochemistry; Intestinal villous architecture; Mast cells; Tryptase

Indexed keywords

TRYPTASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DUODENUM MUCOSA; ENTERITIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE VILLUS; MALE; MAST CELL; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; MICROVASCULATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE REGENERATION; TISSUE REPAIR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CELL COUNT; CHILD; DUODENAL DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MALE; MAST CELLS; MIDDLE AGED; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; TRYPTASES;

EID: 0038127200     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2362.2003.01182.x     Document Type: Article

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