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Mucosal Remodeling and Alteration of Stromal Microenvironment in Ulcerative Colitis as Related to Colorectal Tumorigenesis

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Isao Okayasu, Tsutomu Yoshida, Tetuo Mikami, Jun Mitsuhashi, Masaaki Ichinoe, Nobuyuki Yanagisawa, Wataru Tokuyama, Kiyomi Hana and Yuichi Ishibashi

Submitted: 24 January 2011 Published: 14 December 2011

DOI: 10.5772/25362

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Ulcerative Colitis - Epidemiology, Pathogenesis and Complications

Edited by Mortimer B. O'Connor

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Written By

Isao Okayasu, Tsutomu Yoshida, Tetuo Mikami, Jun Mitsuhashi, Masaaki Ichinoe, Nobuyuki Yanagisawa, Wataru Tokuyama, Kiyomi Hana and Yuichi Ishibashi

Submitted: 24 January 2011 Published: 14 December 2011