Toll-like receptor-4 and insulin like growth factor pathways influence survival and intestinal homeostasis in cystic fibrosis mice
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a common and lethal genetic disease affecting various organs such as lungs, pancreas and intestine. The intestinal disease severity widely varies among patients and plays a critical role as it regulates body weight gain, the characteristic growth deficit of these patients whi...
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McGill University
2011
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