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See Latest ArticlesDefensins Are Differentially Expressed With Respect to the Anatomic Region in the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract of Children
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 07/01/09
Vordenbaumen S et al. - On the contrary, expression of human beta-defensins-1 and -2 mRNA showed a significantly higher expression in the stomach. Expression of hBD3 to 6 was inconsistently detected. These results suggest a distinct role for various defensins in host defense in the upper gastrointestinal tract of children.
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