title: Mucus: the front line of intestinal mucosal defense.
authors.affiliation: Section of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, University Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Lamont
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D005609:Free Radicals; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000502:physiology*; D009077:Mucins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D009093:Mucus / Q000502:physiology*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D005609:Free Radicals; D009077:Mucins; D010100:Oxygen