Therapeutic potential of hen egg white peptides for the treatment of intestinal inflammation
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic and recurring inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract; however, current pharmaceutical treatments are only moderately effective and have potential long-term toxicity, therefore novel IBD therapies are required. Hen egg white has been shown to be an ab...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2009-04-01
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Series: | Journal of Functional Foods |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464609000061 |