Gluten sensitivity and 'normal' histology: Is the intestinal mucosa really normal?

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 768-773

  Sbarbati, Andrea ^a   Valletta, E ^b   Bertini, M ^b   Cipolli, M ^b   Morroni, M ^c   Pinelli, L ^b   Tato L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Celiac disease; Gluten sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ENDOMYSIUM ANTIBODY; GLUTEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELIAC DISEASE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUODENUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; INTESTINE BRUSH BORDER; INTESTINE CELL; INTESTINE MUCOSA; MALE; MICROVILLUS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; BIOPSY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DUODENUM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOPSY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DUODENUM; ENTEROCYTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROVILLI;

EID: 1542389154     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1590-8658(03)00457-2     Document Type: Article

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