Paneth cell α-defensins and enteric microbiota in health and disease

Bioscience of Microbiota, Food and Health

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 57-67

  Nakamura, Kiminori ^a   Sakuragi, Naoya ^a   Takakuwa, Akiko ^a,b   Ayabe, Tokiyoshi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TENSHI COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dysbiosis; Inflammatory bowel disease; Innate immunity; Intestinal microbiota; Lifestyle disease; Paneth cell; defensin

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008394146     PISSN: 21866953     EISSN: 21863342     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12938/bmfh.2015-019     Document Type: Review

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