title: [The barrier-function of the gastrointestinal (author's transl)].
abstract: The present review tries to coordinate anatomical barriers and the biochemical and immunological events controlling and even preventing the entry of substances from the external environment into the extra- and intra-cellular space of the body. A selection of diseases with disturbance of the "barrier function" is included.
mesh_terms: D001692:Biological Transport; D001711:Biotransformation; D002463:Cell Membrane Permeability; D004765:Enteropeptidase / Q000378:metabolism; D004847:Epithelial Cells; D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility; D006801:Humans; D007408:Intestinal Absorption; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000502:physiology; D007419:Intestinal Secretions; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008208:Lymphatic System / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D004765:Enteropeptidase
vernacular_title: Die Barrierefunktion des Magen-Darm-Trakts.