Esophageal surface cells in Non-erosive Reflux Disease (NERD): Scanning electron microscopic study

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Myint, Yi Yi, Tun, Ye
• التنسيق: Conference or Workshop Item
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: 2011
• الموضوعات: QM Human anatomy
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: http://irep.iium.edu.my/13252/1/oral_presentation_2011.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/13252/; http://online.nuclearmalaysia.gov.my/sems/emsm2011/

Dilated intercellular spaces (DIS) in prickle cell layers are considered as early signs of acid damage to the esophageal epithelium. In order to enter the mucosal intercellular spaces, acid and pepsin have to penetrate the intercellular adhesion sites of the most superficial epithelial cells. The ai...