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The Role of Intestinal Barrier Function in Early Life in the Development of Colitis

  • Anderson R
  • Dalziel J
  • Gopal P
  • et al.
InTech, (2012)
DOI: 10.5772/25753
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Abstract

The human intestine has the dual role of allowing absorption of nutrients while also acting as a barrier to prevent pathogens and toxins from entering the body and potentially causing disease. In the immature infant intestine this barrier is underdeveloped and large ...

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Anderson, R. C., Dalziel, J. E., Gopal, P. K., Bassett, S., Ellis, A., & Roy, N. C. (2012). The Role of Intestinal Barrier Function in Early Life in the Development of Colitis. In Colitis. InTech. https://doi.org/10.5772/25753

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