Open AccessOn the origin of cardiac mucosa: A histological and immunohistoc-hemical study of cytokeratin expression patterns in the developing esophagogastric junction region and stomach
Author(s) -
Gert De Hertogh,
P Van Eyken,
Nadine Ectors,
Karel Geboes
Publication year - 2005
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.v11.i29.4490
Subject(s) - esophagus , pathology , cytokeratin , stomach , epithelium , anatomy , biology , h&e stain , immunohistochemistry , medicine
To examine the fetal and neonatal esophagogastric junction region (EGJ) histologically for the presence of an equivalent to adult cardiac mucosa (CM); to study the expression patterns of all cytokeratins (CK) relevant to the EGJ during gestation; to compare the CK profile of the gestational and the adult EGJ; and to determine the degree of development in the adult EGJ histology and CK profile during gestation.