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Biological and pathological aspects of the mammalian small intestinal permeability to macromolecules

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  • Department of Veterinary Medicine, State University of Utrecht, Yalelaan 16, 3508 TD Utrecht, The Netherlands.
  • Department of Veterinary Pathology, State University of Utrecht, Yalelaan 1, 3508 TD Utrecht, The Netherlands.

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