Iron-induced mucosal injury to the upper gastrointestinal tract

Histopathology

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 808-812

  Haig, A ^a   Driman, D K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Erosion; Gastrointestinal; Iron; Mucosal injury

Indexed keywords

HEMOSIDERIN; IRON;

ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG SAFETY; DUODENUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE MUCOSA; INTESTINE ULCER; IRON OVERLOAD; IRON STORAGE; LAMINA PROPRIA; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; MUCOSAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH BIOPSY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; FEMALE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; IRON; IRON, DIETARY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

EID: 33744471118     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: 13652559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2006.02448.x     Document Type: Article

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