Confocal laser endomicroscopy provides potential differentiation criteria between Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis
Gheorghe Hundorfean MD
Department of Medicine I, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorMircea T. Chiriac MD, PhD
Department of Medicine I, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
Molecular Biology Center, Interdisciplinary Research Institute on Bio-Nano-Sciences, Department of Biology, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Search for more papers by this authorJonas Mudter MD, PhD
Department of Medicine I, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorMarkus F. Neurath MD, PhD
Department of Medicine I, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorGheorghe Hundorfean MD
Department of Medicine I, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorMircea T. Chiriac MD, PhD
Department of Medicine I, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
Molecular Biology Center, Interdisciplinary Research Institute on Bio-Nano-Sciences, Department of Biology, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Search for more papers by this authorJonas Mudter MD, PhD
Department of Medicine I, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorMarkus F. Neurath MD, PhD
Department of Medicine I, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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