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Body traffic: ecology, genetics, and immunity in inflammatory bowel disease.
Annual review of pathology - 1 Jan 2007
Braun Jonathan, Wei Bo
Abstract excerpt
The abundant bacteria and other microbial residents of the human intestine play important roles in nutrient absorption, energy metabolism, and defense against microbial pathogens. The mutually beneficial relationship of host and commensal microbiota represents an ancient and major coevolution in composition and mutual regulation of the human mucosa and the resident microbial community. Inflammatory bowel disease...
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