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. 1999 Jan;44(1):137–142. doi: 10.1136/gut.44.1.137

Oral tolerance in disease

P GARSIDE 1, A MOWAT 1, A KHORUTS 1
PMCID: PMC1760052  PMID: 9862840

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Relation between infection, immunoregulation, barrier function, and inflammation. 


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