Defensins are differentially expressed with respect to the anatomic region in the upper gastrointestinal tract of children

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 139-142

  Vordenbäumen, Stefan ^a,b   Pilic, Denisa ^b   Otte, Jan Michel ^b   Schmitz, Frank ^b   Schmidt Choudhury, Anjona ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

^b ST JOSEF HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Defensins; Expressionpattern; Gastrointestinal tract; Innate immunity

Indexed keywords

ALPHA DEFENSIN; BETA DEFENSIN 1; BETA DEFENSIN 2;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DUODENUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STOMACH BIOPSY; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

ADOLESCENT; BETA-DEFENSINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DUODENUM; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; STOMACH;

EID: 67651049812     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e31818f0a51     Document Type: Article

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