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Functional Assessment of Intestinal Permeability and Neutrophil Transepithelial Migration in Mice using a Standardized Intestinal Loop Model
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[Permeability of wall small intestinal for protein antigens in human and laboratory animals]
Voprosy Pitaniia
|May 29, 2008
Abstract:
There is a review of modern literature data (predominantly from 1985 to 2007 devoted to the problem of intestinal macromolecular permeability and uptake. The questions are studied on molecular mechanisms of intestinal barrier functions disturbance, quantitative estimation of macromolecular absorption in human and laboratory animals. The problem is discussed on intestinal barrier functions dietary correction possibilities.
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