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The Role and Function of Mucins and Its Relationship to Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Mucus is present throughout the gastrointestinal tract and is essential for regulating gut microbiota homeostasis and preventing disease by protecting the gastrointestinal barrier from microorganisms, pathogens and toxins or other irritants. Mucin (MUC)-2 is a secreted protein produced by epithelial...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9120656/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35602503 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2022.848344 |