Transepithelial transport and enzymatic detoxification of gluten in gluten-sensitive rhesus macaques.

In a previous report, we characterized a condition of gluten sensitivity in juvenile rhesus macaques that is similar in many respects to the human condition of gluten sensitivity, celiac disease. This animal model of gluten sensitivity may therefore be useful toward studying both the pathogenesis an...

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Main Authors: Michael T Bethune, Erin Ribka, Chaitan Khosla, Karol Sestak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-03-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2267209?pdf=render