Plasma citrulline levels in paediatric patients with celiac disease and the effect of a gluten-free diet

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 245-249

  Ioannou, Harikleia P ^a   Fotoulaki, Maria ^a   Pavlitou, Aikaterini ^b   Efstratiou, Ioannis ^b   Augoustides Savvopoulou, Persephone ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b PAPAGEORGIOU GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

celiac disease; citrulline; gluten free diet; villous atrophy

Indexed keywords

CITRULLINE;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GLUTEN FREE DIET; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

AUTOANTIBODIES; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CITRULLINE; DIET, GLUTEN-FREE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79951946914     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e3283438ad7     Document Type: Article

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