Immunohistochemical detection of Helicobacter pylori vacuolating cytotoxin in the hepatocytes of patients with isolated hypertransaminasaemia

Italian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 663-668

  Francavilla, A ^a   Ierardi, E ^a   Francavilla, R ^a   Principi, M ^a   Gentile, A ^a   Margiotta, M ^a   Balzano, T ^a   Passaro, S ^a   Noviello, F ^a   Panella, C ^a   Pollice, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Helicobacter pylori; Hypertransaminasaemia; Molecular mimicry; Vacuolating cytotoxin

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; CYTOTOXIN; PEROXIDASE; RABBIT ANTISERUM; UREA;

ADULT; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CELL VACUOLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOTOXICITY; DUODENUM ULCER; ENDOSCOPY; EPITHELIUM CELL; GASTRITIS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; HYPERTRANSAMINASEMIA; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; STOMACH EPITHELIUM; STOMACH PARIETAL CELL;

ADULT; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CYTOTOXINS; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GASTRITIS; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33746234770     PISSN: 11258055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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