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Layered defense: how mucus and tight junctions seal the intestinal barrier
The colonic mucosa provides a vital defensive barrier separating the body from the microbial populations residing in the intestinal lumen. Indeed, growing evidence shows that loss of this barrier may cause disease or exacerbate disease progression. The loss of barrier integrity increases the translo...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5548832/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28707083 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00109-017-1557-x |