enterotropic

English

Etymology

entero- +‎ -tropic

Adjective

enterotropic (not comparable)

  1. Attracted by, or affecting the intestine
    • 2015 December 12, “A Newly Emergent Turkey Arthritis Reovirus Shows Dominant Enteric Tropism and Induces Significantly Elevated Innate Antiviral and T Helper-1 Cytokine Responses”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:
      The enterotropic virus is shed early during the course of infection in feces and evokes a significantly elevated antiviral cytokine response in intestines at 7 dpi when the viral replication was significantly decreased.

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