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. 2007 Sep;56(9):1325-6.
doi: 10.1136/gut.2007.125005. Epub 2007 Apr 11.

Activated innate immune system in irritable bowel syndrome?

J Langhorst, A Wieder, A Michalsen, F Musial, G J Dobos, A Rueffer

Activated innate immune system in irritable bowel syndrome?

J Langhorst et al. Gut. 2007 Sep.
No abstract available

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