title: Growth factors and gut function.
abstract: Growth factors play a key role in maintaining gut integrity and in stimulating repair. By understanding their physiological function we can use this information to apply to the treatment of conditions in which mucosal homeostasis has broken down.
authors.affiliation: Research Office, Leicester General Hospital, UK. rjp13@le.ac.uk
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Seare
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Playford
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016207:Cytokines / Q000502:physiology; D004032:Diet; D004068:Digestive System Physiological Phenomena; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D006133:Growth Substances