Role of myosin light chain kinase in intestinal epithelial barrier defects in a rat model of bowel obstruction

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Bowel obstruction is a common cause of abdominal emergency, since the patients are at increased risk of septicemia resulting in high mortality rate. While the compartmentalized changes in enteric microfloral population and augmentati...

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Main Authors: Wu Li-Ling, Lu Yen-Zhen, Wu Chi-Chin, Yu Linda C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-04-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-230X/10/39