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Pepsin and the esophagus.
Esophagitis results from excessive exposure of the esophagus to gastric juice through an ineffective or dysfunctional lower esophageal sphincter mechanism. A possible role of pepsin in damaging the esophageal mucosa with consequent esophagitis may be examined directly by testing pepsin under various...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine
1999
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2579005/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10780575 |