Neuroimmune regulation during intestinal development and homeostasis

Nature Immunology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 116-122

  Veiga Fernandes, Henrique ^a,b   Pachnis, Vassilis ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

^b CHAMPALIMAUD CENTRE FOR THE UNKNOWN   (Portugal)

^c THE FRANCIS CRICK INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOMEOSTASIS; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOREGULATION; INTESTINE; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; ORGANOGENESIS; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ANIMAL; EMBRYOLOGY; GLIA; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOLOGY; IMMUNOMODULATION; INTESTINAL DISEASES; INTESTINE MUCOSA; METABOLISM; MICROFLORA; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEURAL CREST; PHYSIOLOGY;

COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR 1;

ANIMALS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INTESTINAL DISEASES; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; INTESTINES; MACROPHAGE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR; MICROBIOTA; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEURAL CREST; NEUROGENESIS; NEUROGLIA; NEUROIMMUNOMODULATION;

EID: 85009829566     PISSN: 15292908     EISSN: 15292916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ni.3634     Document Type: Review

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