Esophageal surface cells in non-erosive reflux disease: A Scanning Electron Microscopical study (SEM)
Dilated spaces at intercellular junctions (DIS) in prickle cell layers are considered as early signs of acid-initiated damage to these esophageal epithelium. In order to enter the mucosal intercellular spaces, acid and pepsin have to penetrate the intercellular adhesion sites of the most superficial...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Microscopy Society of Malaysia
2012
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/27252/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/27252/1/Esophageal_Reflux_Disease.pdf |