Table 1.
Three types of intestinal barrier.
| 1. Environmental Barrier | Gut microbiota |
| 2. Biological Barrier | Antimicrobial peptide |
| Immune cells | |
| 3. Physical Barrier | Mucus layer |
| Tight junction |
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