Acta Med. 2005, 48: 163-164

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2018.46

Mucosal Mast Cells in Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Bilge Tunca, Levent Filikb, Engin Altıntasa, Nesrin Turhanc, Aysel Ulkera, Ülkü Dağlıa

aTurkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, Gastroenterology Clinic, Ankara, Turkey
bBaşkent University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, Ankara, Turkey
cTurkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, Division of Pathology, Ankara, Turkey

Received June 1, 2005
Accepted August 1, 2005

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