Non-invasive exploration of neonatal gastric epithelium by using exfoliated epithelial cells.

<h4>Background & aims</h4>In preterm infants, exfoliated gastric epithelial cells can be retrieved from aspirates sampled through the naso-gastric feeding tube. Our aims were to determine (1) whether the recovery of exfoliated cells is feasible at any time from birth through the remo...

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Main Authors: Bertrand Kaeffer, Arnaud Legrand, Thomas Moyon, Anne Frondas-Chauty, Hélène Billard, Omar Guzman-Quevedo, Dominique Darmaun, Jean-Christophe Rozé
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22028779/?tool=EBI