Microbial and histopathologic considerations in the use of mouse models of inflammatory bowel diseases

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1558-1565

  Schoeb, Trenton R ^a   Bullard, Daniel C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

histopathology; microbiology; mouse models

Indexed keywords

BACTEROIDES; BACTEROIDES DISTASONIS; BACTEROIDES VULGATUS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM ANIMALIS; COLITIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DISEASE MODEL; ENTERITIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HELICOBACTER BILIS; HELICOBACTER HEPATICUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTESTINE FLORA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; MICROPHOTOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; MICE;

EID: 84863989524     PISSN: 10780998     EISSN: 15364844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ibd.22892     Document Type: Review

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