Sentences with phrase «protective mucous lining»

When irritated, the intestinal tract decides to create an extra layer of protective mucous lining.

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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.
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