The Interaction of Large Bowel Microflora with the Colonic Mucus Barrier

The colonic mucus barrier is the first line of defence that the underlying mucosa has against the wide range of potentially damaging agents of microbial, endogenous, and dietary origin that occur within the colonic lumen. The functional component of mucus is the secreted, polymeric glycoprotein muci...

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Main Authors: Jeffrey P. Pearson, Iain A. Brownlee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:International Journal of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2010/321426
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