Effects of cagA+ and cagA- strains of Helicobacter pylori on the human gastric mucus layer thickness

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1246-1252

  Al Marhoon, Mohammed S ^a,d   Nunn, Sheila ^b   Soames, Roger W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gastric; Helicobacter pylori; Mucus; Thickness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CAGA GENE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH BIOPSY; STOMACH MUCUS; THICKNESS;

EID: 27744514790     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2005.03853.x     Document Type: Article

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