Estrogen and its role in gastrointestinal health and disease

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1367-1375

  Hogan, Aisling M ^a,b   Collins, Danielle ^a,b   Baird, Alan W ^b   Winter, Des C ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Benign disease; Estrogen; Gastrointestinal

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR;

COLON MOTILITY; DATA BASE; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; ESOPHAGUS ULCER; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; GALLBLADDER MOTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; HUMAN; INTESTINE MOTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STOMACH MOTILITY; STOMACH ULCER;

ANIMALS; DISEASE; ESTROGENS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HEALTH; HUMANS; ORGAN SPECIFICITY;

EID: 70350425561     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-009-0785-0     Document Type: Review

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