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... immune re- sponse is the body's mechanism for recognizing what is part of one's self and what is foreign to the individual . The body must recognize foreign material and destroy or eliminate such substances while not damaging one of its ...
... immune re- sponse is the body's mechanism for recognizing what is part of one's self and what is foreign to the individual . The body must recognize foreign material and destroy or eliminate such substances while not damaging one of its ...
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... immune cells whose function it is to recognize substances foreign to the host and to prevent their entry into the body . At birth lymphocytes , other immunologically active cells , and antibodies derived from the mother , are present in ...
... immune cells whose function it is to recognize substances foreign to the host and to prevent their entry into the body . At birth lymphocytes , other immunologically active cells , and antibodies derived from the mother , are present in ...
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... immune system is so intricately related to protec- tion against invasion by infectious agents and gut toxins that altera- tions in the intestinal immune system would be a logical source of the difficulty . Abnormalities have been ...
... immune system is so intricately related to protec- tion against invasion by infectious agents and gut toxins that altera- tions in the intestinal immune system would be a logical source of the difficulty . Abnormalities have been ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Cause of Inflammatory Bowel Disease | 11 |
The Anatomy of the Gastrointestinal Tract | 17 |
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abdominal pain abnormalities abscess absorbed absorption activity anemia antibiotics appliance bacteria bile salts bleeding blood cells body bowel movements calcium calories cancer cause chemical chronic colectomy colonoscopic colostomy complications cortisone Crohn's disease deficiency develop diarrhea diet dietary digestive dividual doses drugs entire colon enzyme esophagus fatty acids fever fiber fistula flare-ups fluid folic acid frequently function growth hospital hyperalimentation ileostomy illness immune increased individuals infections inflammation inflammatory bowel disease inflammatory process intake intravenous involved kidney Kirsner lactose liver medical therapy mucosa muscle necessary normal nutritional occur operation Ostomy patients with Crohn's patients with inflammatory physician portion potential pouch problems procedure proctitis produce protein rare reaction rectum removed require severe side effects skin barrier small intestine steroids stoma stomach stool strictures sugars sulfasalazine surgery surgical symptoms terminal ileum testinal tion tissue treatment tube ulcerative colitis urinary usually vitamin B12 vitamin D X-ray