Potential roles of chitin in mucosal inflammation
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Alan Kamba, Yoshimi Shibata and Emiko Mizoguchi Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA, Center for the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. Correspondence: Emiko Mizoguchi, M.D., Ph.D. Massachusetts General Hospital, GRJ 825D, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA Tel: (617) 726-7892; Fax: (617) 726-3673; E-mail: [email protected]
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