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. 2021 Dec;21(12):829.
doi: 10.1038/s41577-021-00650-8.

'Bedside' observations challenge aspects of the 'epithelial barrier hypothesis'

Carl Persson  1
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'Bedside' observations challenge aspects of the 'epithelial barrier hypothesis'

Carl Persson. Nat Rev Immunol. 2021 Dec.
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