The role of mast cells in eosinophilic esophagitis

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 512-518

  Lucendo, Alfredo J ^b   Bellón, Teresa ^a   Lucendo, Baltasar ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^b Hospital General de Tomelloso   (Spain)

Author keywords

Eosinophilic esophagitis; Mast cells

Indexed keywords

ANAPHYLAXIS; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; MAST CELL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADULT; CHILD; EOSINOPHILS; EPITHELIUM; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; MAST CELLS; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 69249147436     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2008.00798.x     Document Type: Review

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