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Capsaicin-Sensitive Nerve Fibres Induce Epithelial Cell Proliferation, Inflammatory Cell Immigration and Transforming Growth Factor-alpha Expression in the Rat Colonic Mucosa In Vivo

P. Hoffmann
,
J. Mazurkiewicz
,
G. Holtmann
,
G. Gerken
,
V. E. Eysselein
&
H. Goebell
Pages 414-422 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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