Microbial Sensing by the Intestinal Epithelium in the Pathogenesis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Recent years have raised evidence that the intestinal microbiota plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of chronic inflammatory bowels diseases. This evidence comes from several observations. First, animals raised under germ-free conditions do not develop intestinal inflammation in several differe...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2010-01-01
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Series: | International Journal of Inflammation |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2010/671258 |