Utilization of Knockout Mice to Examine the Potential Role of Gastric Histamine H2-Receptors in Menetrier’s Disease

Menetrier’s disease is characterized by giant gastric folds with foveolar hyperplasia and cystic dilatation, hypoproteinemia, and enhanced mucus secretion. The etiology remains unresolved and an effective treatment has yet to be established. Here we show that histamine H2-receptor deficient mice dev...

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Main Authors: Toshiki Ogawa, Kazuhiko Maeda, Shunsuke Tonai, Takashi Kobayashi, Takeshi Watanabe, Susumu Okabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2003-01-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319327768