## Abstract Leukocytes are thought to play an important role in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel diseases; granulocyte–monocyte adsorptive (GMA) apheresis, an extracorporeal technique aimed at removing activated circulating leukocytes from the blood, may represent a safe and effective therape
Reduction of stress—A new therapeutic goal in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease?
✍ Scribed by Viktor E. Eysselein
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 282 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1078-0998
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