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Alteration of intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes after massive small bowel resection.
The Journal of surgical research - 1 Mar 2003
Yang Hua, Fan Yongyi, Finaly Robert, Teitelbaum Daniel H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Intraepithelial lymphocytes (IEL) comprise the inner most layer of the gut immune system, and play a critical role in protecting the host from enteric organisms. Massive small bowel resection (MSBR) is one such clinical condition where patients are at particularly high risk for the development of such enteric infectious complications. Because of this, we hypothesized that the IEL may change...
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