Neuro-immune regulation of macromolecular permeability in the normal human colon and in ulcerative colitis

Background and aim: Persistent stress and life events affect the course of ulcerative colitis (UC) by largely unknown mechanisms. Regulation of epithelial permeability to antigens is crucial for the balance between inflammation and immuno-surveillance, and increased intestinal permeability has been...

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Main Author: Wallon, Conny
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Linköpings universitet, Kirurgi 2007
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