Epithelial-cell recognition of commensal bacteria and maintenance of immune homeostasis in the gut

Nature Reviews Immunology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 411-420

  Artis, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PATTERN RECOGNITION RECEPTOR;

ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL LINEAGE; COMMENSAL; GOBLET CELL; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; INTESTINE ADAPTATION; INTESTINE BRUSH BORDER; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM CELL; INTESTINE LYMPHATIC TISSUE; INTESTINE MUCOSA; LAMINA PROPRIA; LYMPHOCYTE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PEYER PATCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TIGHT JUNCTION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; GASTRIC MUCOSA; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA;

EID: 44349132270     PISSN: 14741733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nri2316     Document Type: Review

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