Motor disturbances participate in the pathogenesis of eosinophilic oesophagitis, beyond the fibrous remodelling of the oesophagus [5]

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1264-1267

  Lucendo, A J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL LA MANCHA CENTRO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS FUNCTION; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; ESOPHAGUS SPASM; LETTER; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EOSINOPHILIA; EOSINOPHILS; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; MUCOUS MEMBRANE;

EID: 33748889890     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2006.03109.x     Document Type: Letter

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