Search for dissertations about: "intestinal mucosa"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 164 swedish dissertations containing the words intestinal mucosa.
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1. Intestinal Mucosa Reconstitution and Protection: Impact of Luminal Factors
Abstract : The gastrointestinal mucosa is one of the most rapidly proliferating tissues in the body, and serves as a barrier to luminal bacteria and toxins. Enteral nutrition, luminal fiber and probiotics are of crucial importance for the integrity of this barrier. READ MORE
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2. Human intestinal T lymphocytes : a comparative analysis of phenotype and function in normal and inflamed mucosa
Abstract : The epithelial lining of the gut must allow immediate contact with beneficial components as nutrients and normal microflora. At the same time it runs the constant risk of attack from pathogenic microbes and noxious agents. READ MORE
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3. Intestinal barrier function in health and disease
Abstract : The intestinal epithelium has the dual function of absorbing nutrients and water as well as being a barrier to potentially harmful substances such as macromolecules and bacteria. In the present thesis the barrier function of the intestinal mucosa was studied in vitro in Ussing diffusion chambers. READ MORE
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4. Microbe-host interactions in post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome
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5. Crohn's disease with special reference to intestinal malabsorption : a clinical study based on patients from northern Sweden
Abstract : Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease which may affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract with a preference for the terminal ileum and ileocaecal region. The disease was first described in 1932 and has increased during the last decades. READ MORE