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The lining of the gastro-intestinal tract is protected by a visco-elastic mucus layer. To understand the functions of this layer its components must be studied. We have prepared mucin molecules from rat small intestine using a procedure that avoids proteolysis, reduction of disulphide bonds and high shear.
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Carlstedt, I., Karlsson, H., Sundler, F., Fransson, LÅ. (1982). An Insoluble Mucin Complex from Rat Small Intestine. In: Chantler, E.N., Elder, J.B., Elstein, M. (eds) Mucus in Health and Disease—II. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 144. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9254-9_22
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