Review article: The nature of oesophageal injury in gastro-oesophageal reflux disease

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2006, Pages 17-26

  De Hertogh, G ^a   Ectors, N ^a   Van Eyken, P ^a   Geboes, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILE ACID; BILE ACID CONJUGATE; PEPSIN A; TRYPSIN;

ACIDITY; CELL INFILTRATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EOSINOPHIL; EROSION; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; ESOPHAGUS ULCER; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFLAMMATORY CELL; INTERCELLULAR SPACE; INTESTINE FLUID; LYMPHOCYTE; MICROSCOPY; NEUTROPHIL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STOMACH JUICE; TISSUE CULTURE; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 33747590137     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2006.03037.x     Document Type: Review

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