Breakdown of mucin as barrier to digestive enzymes in the ischemic rat small intestine.

Breakdown of mucin as barrier to digestive enzymes in the ischemic rat small intestine.

Loss of integrity of the epithelial/mucosal barrier in the small intestine has been associated with different pathologies that originate and/or develop in the gastrointestinal tract. We showed recently that mucin, the main protein in the mucus layer, is disrupted during early periods of intestinal i...

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Main Authors: Marisol Chang, Tom Alsaigh, Erik B Kistler, Geert W Schmid-Schönbein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3387149?pdf=render

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