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15 May 2025
Mucus vs Microbes
Goblet cells of the colon make the the gut lining's protective layer of mucus and also sense when more mucus is needed if microbes penetrate the barrier. This study examines how this gut-microbiota relationship is regulated in new-born mice before they're weaned.
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- Image from work by Åsa Johansson and colleagues
- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Image originally published with a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- Published in Journal of Experimental Medicine, May 2025
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