When irritated, the intestinal tract decides to create an extra layer of
protective mucous lining.
Not exact matches
To thrive and establish chronic infection in the very acidic stomach, the gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori uses a specific protein to attach to the
protective pH - neutral
mucous lining.
Another way to strengthen the intestinal
lining is to thicken the
protective mucosal barrier known as the
mucous layer.
The stomach and small intestines can not secrete their contents as well, the gut
lining has less of a
protective mucous barrier, and the small intestinal
lining is exposed to food by - products at dangerously high concentration only for a lack of fluid to dilute it.
The respiratory system of your pet is
lined with a
protective layer of cells with fine hairs called cilia and covered in a thin layer of
protective mucous.