Prostaglandin E2 Produced by Entamoeba histolytica Signals via EP4 Receptor and Alters Claudin-4 to Increase Ion Permeability of Tight Junctions
- 31 August 2011
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in The American Journal of Pathology
- Vol. 179 (2), 807-818
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpath.2011.05.001
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Funding Information
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada
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