Antimicrobial peptides in the gastrointestinal tract.
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Expression and regulation of antimicrobial peptides in the gastrointestinal tract.
The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is exposed to a wide range of microorganisms. The expression of antimicrobial peptides has been demonstrated in different regions of the GI tract, predominantly in epithelial cells, which represent the first host cells with which the microorganisms have to interact for invasion. The intestinal epithelial monolayer is complex, consisting of different cell types, a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Gut
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0017-5749
DOI: 10.1136/gut.40.2.161