Pathophysiological aspects of diverticular disease of colon and role of large bowel motility

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 2140-2142

  Bassotti, Gabrio ^a   Chistolini, Fabio ^a   Morelli, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; COLLAGEN FIBER; ELASTIN;

AGING; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COMORBIDITY; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY INTAKE; HUMAN; INTESTINE MOTILITY; LARGE INTESTINE; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; VEGETARIAN DIET;

EID: 0142245335     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i10.2140     Document Type: Review

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