Acid challenge to the human esophageal mucosa: Effects on epithelial architecture in health and disease

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1488-1496

  Bove, Mogens ^a,d   Vieth, Michael ^b   Dombrowski, Frank ^b   Ny, Lars ^a   Ruth, Magnus ^a   Lundell, Lars ^c  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d NÄL ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Histopathology; Nitric oxide; Proton pump inhibitor therapy

Indexed keywords

ACID; OMEPRAZOLE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEALTH; HEIGHT; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERCELLULAR SPACE; MALE; PATIENT; PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM; THICKNESS;

ADULT; AGED; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; NITRIC OXIDE;

EID: 22844446932     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-005-2867-3     Document Type: Article

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