Heparin-binding EGF-like Growth Factor Protects Intestinal Stem Cells from Injury in a Rat Model of Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is an often catastrophic disease that typically affects premature newborns. Although the exact etiology of NEC is uncertain, the disease is associated with formula feeding, bacterial colonization of the gut, hypoxia, and hypoperfusion. In light of the pathogenesis of...

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Main Authors: Chen, Chun-Liang, Yu, Xiaoyi, James, Iyore O.-A., Zhang, Hong-yi, Yang, Jingyuan, Radulescu, Andrei, Zhou, Yu, Besner, Gail E.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3289750/