Histological features of gastric cardia in adults: An autopsy study

Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 13-18

  Stojsic, Zorica M ^a   Stevanovic, Radmila M ^a   Stojanovic, Martina M ^a   Stanojevic, Aleksandar D ^a   Bacetic, Dragoljub T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Cardiac mucosa; Esophagogastric junction; Gastric cardia; Histology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CARDIA; CARDITIS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; STOMACH PARIETAL CELL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOPSY; CARDIA; FEMALE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 79953659208     PISSN: 18418724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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