Inflammatory bowel disease–associated intestinal fibrosis
Fibrosis is characterized by a proliferation of fibroblasts and excessive extracellular matrix following chronic inflammation, and this replacement of organ tissue with fibrotic tissue causes a loss of function. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Korean Society of Pathologists & the Korean Society for Cytopathology
2023-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jpatholtm.org/upload/pdf/jptm-2022-11-02.pdf |