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Lectin-Based Food Poisoning: A New Mechanism of Protein Toxicity

BACKGROUND: Ingestion of the lectins present in certain improperly cooked vegetables can result in acute GI tract distress, but the mechanism of toxicity is unknown. In vivo, gut epithelial cells are constantly exposed to mechanical and other stresses and consequently individual cells frequently exp...

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Autores principales: Miyake, Katsuya, Tanaka, Toru, McNeil, Paul L.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1933252/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17668065
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0000687