Direct evidence of mast cell participation in acute acid-induced esophageal inflammation in mice

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 134-138

  Morganstern, Jeffrey A ^a   Wang, Ming Yu ^a,b   Wershil, Barry K ^a,b,c  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT MONTEFIORE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid reflux; Esophagitis; Inflammation; Mast cells

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; MAST CELL; MOUSE; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHAM PROCEDURE;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ESOPHAGITIS, PEPTIC; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; MALE; MAST CELLS; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; NEUTROPHIL ACTIVATION; NEUTROPHIL INFILTRATION; NEUTROPHILS;

MUS;

EID: 38549123508     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e31815ceaa4     Document Type: Article

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