Microbes and microbial toxins: Paradigms for microbial-mucosal interactions I. Pathophysiological aspects of enteric infections with the lumen-dwelling protozoan pathogen Giardia lamblia

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 280, Issue 1 43-1, 2001, Pages

  Eckmann, Lars ^a   Gillin, Frances D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diarrhea; Host defense; Intestine; Mucosal immunology

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; B LYMPHOCYTE; DIARRHEA; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HOST RESISTANCE; INTESTINE INFECTION; MALABSORPTION; MALNUTRITION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

GIARDIA LAMBLIA;

EID: 0035012129     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.2001.280.1.g1     Document Type: Review

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