Chromoendoscopy with methylene blue and associated DNA damage in Barrett's oesophagus

Lancet

Volumn 362, Issue 9381, 2003, Pages 373-374

  Olliver, J R ^a   Wild, C P ^a   Sahay, P ^b   Dexter, S ^a   Hardie, L J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Pontefract General Infirmary   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; METHYLENE BLUE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CANCER; CARCINOGENESIS; CHROMOENDOSCOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MALE; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0042170125     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)14026-3     Document Type: Article

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