Comparative study of the intestinal mucus barrier in normal and inflamed colon
Comparative study of the intestinal mucus barrier in normal and inflamed colon
A. Swidsinski,V. Loening-Baucke,5 Authors,Y. Dörffel
2006 · DOI: 10.1136/gut.2006.098160
Gut · 370 Citations
TLDR
The large bowel mucus layer effectively prevents contact between the highly concentrated luminal bacteria and the epithelial cells in all parts of the normal colon.