Role of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor in controlling maintenance and functional programs of RORγt+ innate lymphoid cells and intraepithelial lymphocytes

Frontiers in Immunology

Volumn 3, Issue MAY, 2012, Pages

  Kiss, Elina A ^a,b   Diefenbach, Andreas ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b Research Training Group (GRK1104) of Organogenesis   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aryl hydrocarbon receptor; Cryptopatch; Glucosinolates; Innate lymphoid cell; Interleukin 22; Isolated lymphoid follicles; Lymphoid tissue inducer cells; ROR t

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874045440     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16643224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2012.00124     Document Type: Review

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