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Gut microbial products regulate murine gastrointestinal motility via Toll-like receptor 4 signaling.
Gastroenterology - 1 Oct 2012
Anitha Mallappa, Vijay-Kumar Matam, Sitaraman Shanthi V, Gewirtz Andrew T, Srinivasan Shanthi
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Altered gastrointestinal motility is associated with significant morbidity and health care costs. Toll-like receptors (TLR) regulate intestinal homeostasis. We examined the roles of TLR4 signaling in survival of enteric neurons and gastrointestinal motility. METHODS: We assessed changes in intestinal motility by assessing stool frequency, bead expulsion, and isometric muscle recordings of...
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