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The Life and Death of Epithelia During Inflammation: Lessons Learned from the Gut
1 Mar 2011
Abstract excerpt
Epithelial cells form protective barriers that physically separate an organism from the outside world. Rather than being merely static, impregnable shields, epithelia are highly dynamic structures that can adjust their proliferation, differentiation, and death in response to intrinsic and extrinsic signals. The advantages as well as pitfalls of this flexibility are highlighted in inflammatory disorders such as...
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