Role of parietal (gallbladder mucosa) factors in the formation of black pigment gallstones

Clinics and Research in Hepatology and Gastroenterology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Cariati, Andrea ^a   Piromalli, Elisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; BILIRUBIN; CALCIUM ION; GLYCOPROTEIN; MUCIN; MUCIN GLYCOPROTEIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADENOMYOMATOSIS; BILIRUBIN BINDING; BLACK PIGMENT GALLSTONE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; ERYTHROPOIESIS; GALLBLADDER MUCOSA; GALLSTONE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STONE FORMATION;

GALLSTONES; HUMANS;

EID: 84861719402     PISSN: 22107401     EISSN: 2210741X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinre.2012.02.001     Document Type: Letter

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