Geographic variations in the phenotype of ciliated gastric cells.

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Geographic variations in the phenotype of ciliated gastric cells.

Journal of environmental pathology, toxicology and oncology : official organ of the International Society for Environmental Toxicology and Cancer - 1 Jan 2000

Rubio C A, Stemmermann G

Abstract excerpt

A total of 229 consecutive gastrectomy specimens (129 from patients living in Hawaii and the remaining 100 from patients living in Sweden) were examined under high-powered light microscopy to investigate the characteristics of the pyloric cells. Six phenotypes of pyloric cells were found: (1) pyl...

Topics

Cilia
Gastrectomy
Gastric Mucosa
Genetic Variation
Hawaii
Humans
Phenotype
Sweden
Vacuoles

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