The Esophageal Squamous Epithelial CellâStill a Reasonable Candidate for the Barrettâs Esophagus Cell of Origin?
Barrett's esophagus is the metaplastic change of the squamous epithelium lining the distal esophagus into an intestinalized columnar epithelium that predisposes to esophageal adenocarcinoma development. The cell that gives rise to Barrett's esophagus has not been identified definitively, a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-07-01
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| Series: | Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352345X17300437 |