Absence of Na+/sugar cotransport activity in Barrett's metaplasia
Author(s) -
Lisa Murray,
Owen Tully,
David Rudolph,
Marysue Whitby,
Mary Carmen Valenzano,
Giancarlo Mercogliano,
J. Douglas Thornton,
James M. Mullin
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.14.1365
Subject(s) - gastroenterology , medicine , duodenum , intestinal metaplasia , esophagus , barrett's esophagus , cotransporter , biopsy , esophagogastroduodenoscopy , stomach , pathology , chemistry , sodium , cancer , endoscopy , adenocarcinoma , organic chemistry
To evaluate the presence of Na+-dependent, active, sugar transport in Barrett's epithelia as an intestinal biomarker, based on the well-documented, morphological intestinal phenotype of Barrett's esophagus (BE).
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