| Literature DB >> 14506475 |
Douglas Taupin1, Daniel K Podolsky.
Abstract
Maintaining the integrity of the gastrointestinal tract, despite the continual presence of microbial flora and injurious agents, is essential. Epithelial continuity depends on a family of small, yet abundant, secreted proteins--the trefoil factors (TFFs). TFFs protect mucous epithelia from a range of insults and contribute to mucosal repair, although the signalling events that mediate these responses are only partially understood.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID： 14506475 DOI： 10.1038/nrm1203
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol ISSN： 1471-0072 Impact factor: 94.444