Pathogenesis of rotavirus diarrhea. |
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Authors: | O Lundgren L Svensson |
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Institution: | Department of Physiology, Box 432, S-405 30 G?teborg University, G?teborg, Sweden. ove.lundgren@fysiologi.gu.se |
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Abstract: | Rotavirus diarrhea is a major cause of infantile gastroenteritis worldwide. This review is mainly devoted to the effects of Rotavirus on intestinal epithelial transport and to the pathophysiological mechanisms proposed to underlie the intestinal fluid secretion caused by the virus. |
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