Letter: Is Helicobacter pylori behind Barrett's oesophagus and colorectal neoplasms?

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 837-

  Kountouras, J ^a   Zavos, C ^a   Chatzopoulos, D ^a   Romiopoulos, I ^a   Polyzos, S A ^a   Kapetanakis, N ^a   Tsiaousi, E ^a   Vardaka, E ^a   Deretzi, G ^a   Tsarouchas, G ^a   Katsinelos, P ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; PROTEIN BCL 2;

APOPTOSIS; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RISK; CANCER STEM CELL; COLORECTAL ADENOMA; COLORECTAL TUMOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; HUMANS;

EID: 84875199099     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apt.12247     Document Type: Letter

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