Pathogenesis of esophageal rings in eosinophilic esophagitis

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 520-523

  Mann, N S ^a   Leung, J W ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ALLERGEN; CHEMOATTRACTANT; HISTAMINE; PROTEIN; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATING FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIARRHEA; DYSPEPSIA; DYSPHAGIA; EOSINOPHILIA; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; EOSINOPHILIC GASTROENTERITIS; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NAUSEA; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOSING GASTROENTEROPATHY; PROTEIN SECRETION; THORAX PAIN; VOMITING;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADULT; ALLERGENS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; CHEMOTACTIC FACTORS; EOSINOPHILIA; EOSINOPHILS; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS; GASTROENTERITIS; HISTAMINE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MAST CELLS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS; PLATELET ACTIVATING FACTOR;

EID: 11144267821     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2004.08.021     Document Type: Article

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