HYDROPHOBICITY OF MUCOSAL SURFACE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO GUT BARRIER FUNCTION

Shock3.10
Volume: 29, Issue: 3, Pages: 372 - 376
Published: Mar 1, 2008
Abstract
Loss of the gut barrier has been implicated in the pathogenesis of the multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, and, thus, understanding the intestinal barrier is of potential clinical importance. An important, but relatively neglected, component of the gut barrier is the unstirred mucus layer, which through its hydrophobic and other properties serves as an important barrier to bacterial and other factors within the gut lumen. Thus, the goal of this...
Paper Details
Title
HYDROPHOBICITY OF MUCOSAL SURFACE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO GUT BARRIER FUNCTION
Published Date
Mar 1, 2008
Journal
Volume
29
Issue
3
Pages
372 - 376
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