Metaplasia is the replacement of one differentiated cell type with another mature differentiated cell type that is not normally present in that tissue. Metaplasia, when persistent, can be a precursor ...
'Metaplasia' is defined as the conversion of one tissue type to another, whereas 'transdifferentiation' is defined as the conversion of one differentiated cell type to another. Despite scepticism ...
Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD Intestinal metaplasia is a condition involving cell changes in the upper digestive tract lining.Helicobacter pylori infection is the greatest risk factor for ...