Intercellular space volume is mainly increased in the basal layer of esophageal squamous epithelium in patients with GERD

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1404-1411

  Neumann, Helmut ^a,b   Mönkemüller, Klaus ^b,c   Fry, Lucía C ^b,c   Dombrowski, Frank ^b,d   Kuester, Doerthe ^b   Beyer, Mike ^b   Malfertheiner, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Marien Hospital Bottrop gGmbH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Barrett's esophagus; DIS; ERD; Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD); Intercellular spaces; Intestinal metaplasia; NERD

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; BASAL CELL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERCELLULAR SPACE; MALE; NON EROSIVE REFLUX DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM;

BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM; ESOPHAGUS; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS;

EID: 79955641967     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-010-1458-0     Document Type: Article

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