Evaluation of site-specific and seasonal variation in colonic mucosal eosinophils

Human Pathology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 832-836

  Polydorides, Alexandros D ^a   Banner, Barbara F ^b   Hannaway, Paul J ^c   Yantiss, Rhonda K ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Highland Medical and Dental Park   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomical Site; Colitis; Colonic mucosa; Eosinophils; Pollen; Season

Indexed keywords

POLLEN ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCENDING COLON; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COLON BIOPSY; COLON MUCOSA; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCENDING COLON; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAMINA PROPRIA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLERGENS; CELL COUNT; COLON; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLLEN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS;

EID: 44649166259     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2007.10.012     Document Type: Article

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