Molecular and cellular biology of the small intestine

Current Opinion in Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 90-93

  Licato, Laura L ^a   Brenner, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRIPTIDIN; DEFENSIN; HYDROLASE; LYSOZYME; MUCIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TREFOIL PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BRUSH BORDER; CELL LINEAGE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL TYPE; CYTOLOGY; ENDOCRINE CELL; ENTEROCHROMAFFIN CELL; GENE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GOBLET CELL; HUMAN; INTESTINE CELL; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PANETH CELL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; REVIEW; RNA TRANSLATION; SMALL INTESTINE;

EID: 0030890707     PISSN: 02671379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001574-199703000-00002     Document Type: Review

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