A pilot study of N‐acetyl glucosamine, a nutritional substrate for glycosaminoglycan synthesis, in paediatric chronic inflammatory bowel disease
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- 27 December 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics
- Vol. 14 (12) , 1567-1579
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2036.2000.00883.x
Abstract
Background: The breakdown of glycosaminoglycans is an important consequence of inflammation at mucosal surfaces, and inhibition of metalloprotease activity may be effective in treating chronic infla...Keywords
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