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Gastric and intestinal barrier impairment in tropical enteropathy and HIV: limited impact of micronutrient supplementation during a randomised controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Although micronutrient supplementation can reduce morbidity and mortality due to diarrhoea, nutritional influences on intestinal host defence are poorly understood. We tested the hypothesis that micronutrient supplementation can enhance barrier function of the gut. METHODS: We carried ou...

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Autores principales: Kelly, Paul, Shawa, Tamara, Mwanamakondo, Stayner, Soko, Rose, Smith, Geoff, Barclay, G Robin, Sanderson, Ian R
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2910659/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20604937
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-230X-10-72