The role of M cells in mucosal immunity

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 323-332

  Hathaway, L J ^a   Kraehenbuhl, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Immunity; M cell; Mucosa; Ontogeny; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; EPITOPE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; INTEGRIN; LECTIN;

APICAL MEMBRANE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DRUG UPTAKE; EPITHELIUM; HUMAN; MUCOSA; MUCOSAL IMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PEYER PATCH; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; REVIEW; SALMONELLA; T LYMPHOCYTE; TRANSCYTOSIS; VACCINATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, MUCOSAL; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; STEM CELLS; VACCINES;

EID: 0034103942     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00000693     Document Type: Review

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