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Chitin protects the gut epithelial barrier in a protochordate model of DSS-induced colitis

The gastrointestinal tract of Ciona intestinalis, a solitary tunicate that siphon-filters water, shares similarities with its mammalian counterpart. The Ciona gut exhibits other features that are unique to protochordates, including certain immune molecules, and other characteristics, e.g. chitin-ric...

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Autores principales: Liberti, Assunta, Zucchetti, Ivana, Melillo, Daniela, Skapura, Diana, Shibata, Yoshimi, De Santis, Rosaria, Pinto, Maria Rosaria, Litman, Gary W., Dishaw, Larry J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Company of Biologists Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5827265/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29222175
http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/bio.029355