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Cellular pumps protect the gut from toxins

Cells that provide structural support to the intestine’s interior lining also have special defenses against toxins DUKE-NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL The master regulators of gut stem cells, called intestinal myofibroblasts, have pumps that protect them, and thus the gut, from the toxic effects of a wide range of compounds, including the anticancer drug tamoxifen, according to...

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