Intestinal epithelium in inflammatory bowel disease
The intestinal epithelium has a strategic position as a protective physical barrier to luminal microbiota and actively contributes to the mucosal immune system. This barrier is mainly formed by a monolayer of specialized intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) that are crucial in maintaining intestinal h...
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| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014-08-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmed.2014.00024/full |