Detection of pepsinogen in the neonatal lung and stomach by immunohistochemistry

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 401-403

  Elabiad, Mohamad T ^a   Zhang, Jie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

aspiration; pepsin; reflux; type II pneumocytes

Indexed keywords

PEPSINOGEN; PEPSINOGEN II;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL TYPE 2; MALE; MUCOUS CELL; NEWBORN; NEWBORN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; STOMACH CHIEF CELL; STOMACH SECRETION; SURVIVAL TIME;

AUTOPSY; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; LUNG; MALE; PEPSIN A; PEPSINOGEN A; PEPSINOGEN C; PILOT PROJECTS; STOMACH;

EID: 80053642274     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: 15364801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e31821a4b78     Document Type: Article

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