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Ex-Vivo Force Spectroscopy of Intestinal Mucosa Reveals the Mechanical Properties of Mucus Blankets

Mucus is the viscous gel that protects mucosal surfaces. It also plays a crucial role in several diseases as well as in mucosal drug delivery. Because of technical limitations, mucus properties have mainly been addressed by in-vitro studies. However, this approach can lead to artifacts as mucus coll...

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Autores principales: Sotres, Javier, Jankovskaja, Skaidre, Wannerberger, Kristin, Arnebrant, Thomas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5544714/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28779181
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-07552-7