Intestinal homeostasis and its breakdown in inflammatory bowel disease.
Intestinal homeostasis depends on complex interactions between the microbiota, the intestinal epithelium and the host immune system. Diverse regulatory mechanisms cooperate to maintain intestinal homeostasis, and a breakdown in these pathways may precipitate the chronic inflammatory pathology found...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2011
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