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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 1, 2004; 10(11): 1594-1599
Published online Jun 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i11.1594
Modulation of human enteric epithelial barrier and ion transport function by Peyer’s patch lymphocytes
Jie Chen, Lai-Ling Tsang, Lok-Sze Ho, Dewi K. Rowlands, Jie-Ying Gao, Chuen-Pei Ng, Yiu-Wa Chung, Hsiao-Chang Chan
Jie Chen, Lai-Ling Tsang, Lok-Sze Ho, Dewi K. Rowlands, Chuen-Pei Ng, Yiu-Wa Chung, Hsiao-Chang Chan, Epithelial Cells Biology Research Center, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Jie-Ying Gao, Department of Immunology, Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing 100071, China
Jie Chen, Department of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi Province, China
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by Strategic Program of Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Distinguished Yong Investigator Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, 30029002
Correspondence to: Dr. Hsiao-Chang Chan, Department of Physiology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong, China. hsiaocchan@cuhk.edu.hk
Telephone: +852-2609-6839 Fax: +852-2603-5022
Received: December 28, 2003
Revised: February 4, 2004
Accepted: February 11, 2004
Published online: June 1, 2004
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