Normal variation in intraepithelial lymphocytes of the terminal ileum

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 816-819

  Istvanic, Smiljana ^a   Yantiss, Rhonda K ^b   Baker, Stephen P ^c   Banner, Barbara F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ileum; Intraepithelial lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLITIS; COLON POLYP; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMORRHOID; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILEUM MUCOSA; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; ILEUM; INTESTINE MUCOSA; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIGENS, CD3; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILEUM; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 34249660585     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/V1GCW4DHTHM9WVXJ     Document Type: Article

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