Lack of Effect of H2-Receptor Antagonists and Antacids on the Gastric and Duodenal Gastrin-, Somatostatin- and Serotonin-Producing Cells in Patients with Acid Peptic Disorders

Standard therapeutic approaches to acid peptic disorders have dealt with neutralizing or inhibiting aggressive factors and/or bolstering defensive factors. Gastric and duodenal mucosal biopsies were examined from 90 patients with various acid peptic disorders, as follows: reflux esophagitis (n=24),...

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Main Authors: WR Yacoub, ABR Thomson, P Hooper, LD Jewell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1996-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1996/910703