Confocal laser endomicroscopy for functional barrier imaging in Crohn’s disease

Markus F. Neurath

doi:10.1055/s-0034-1393562

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Endoscopy 2016; 48(04): 319-320
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1393562

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Confocal laser endomicroscopy for functional barrier imaging in Crohn’s disease

Markus F. Neurath

Department of Medicine 1, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Ludwig Demling Center of Excellence, Erlangen, Germany

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