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Bone morphogenetic protein signaling is essential for terminal differentiation of the intestinal secretory cell lineage.
Gastroenterology - 1 Sept 2007
Auclair Benoit A, Benoit Yannick D, Rivard Nathalie, Mishina Yuji, Perreault Nathalie
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Bone morphogenetic proteins (Bmps) are morphogens known to play key roles in gastrointestinal development and pathology. Most Bmps are produced primarily by the mesenchymal compartment and activate their signaling pathways following a paracrine or autocrine route. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of epithelial Bmp signaling in intestinal morphogenesis and maintenance of adult...
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