Is intercellular space different among layers in normal esophageal mucosa? An electron microscopic study

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3492-3497

  Park, Sanghoon ^a   Chun, Hoon Jai ^a   Jang, Jin Su ^a   Keum, Bora ^a   Seo, Yeon Seok ^a   Kim, Yong Sik ^a   Jeen, Yoon Tae ^a   Lee, Hong Sik ^a   Um, Soon Ho ^a   Kim, Chang Duck ^a   Ryu, Ho Sang ^a   Uhm, Chang Sub ^a   Lee, Sung Joon ^b  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Kangwon National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Esophagus; Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Inter observer variation; Intercellular space; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERCELLULAR SPACE; MALE; MICROPHOTOGRAPHY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; BIOPSY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESOPHAGUS; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; INTESTINE MUCOSA; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADULT; BIOPSY; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE;

EID: 84856157672     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: 15732568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-011-1804-x     Document Type: Article

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