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Functional characterization of the mucus barrier on the Xenopus tropicalis skin surface

Mucosal surfaces represent critical routes for entry and exit of pathogens. As such, animals have evolved strategies to combat infection at these sites, in particular the production of mucus to prevent attachment and to promote subsequent movement of the mucus/microbe away from the underlying epithe...

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Autores principales: Dubaissi, Eamon, Rousseau, Karine, Hughes, Gareth W., Ridley, Caroline, Grencis, Richard K., Roberts, Ian S., Thornton, David J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Academy of Sciences 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5789918/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29311327
http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1713539115