The Role of Intestinal Alkaline Phosphatase in Inflammatory Disorders of Gastrointestinal Tract

• Main Authors: Jan Bilski (Author), Agnieszka Mazur-Bialy (Author), Dagmara Wojcik (Author), Janina Zahradnik-Bilska (Author), Bartosz Brzozowski (Author), Marcin Magierowski (Author), Tomasz Mach (Author), Katarzyna Magierowska (Author), Tomasz Brzozowski (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Over the past few years, the role of intestinal alkaline phosphatase (IAP) as a crucial mucosal defence factor essential for maintaining gut homeostasis has been established. IAP is an important apical brush border enzyme expressed throughout the gastrointestinal tract and secreted both into the int...