Regulation of innate lymphoid cells by aryl hydrocarbon receptor

Frontiers in Immunology

Volumn 8, Issue JAN, 2018, Pages

  Li, Shiyang ^a   Bostick, John W ^b   Zhou, Liang ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Aryl hydrocarbon receptor; Gut; Innate lymphoid cell; Microbiota and immunity; Mucosal immunity

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; CYTOCHROME; INTERLEUKIN 22; INTERLEUKIN 7; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

BEHAVIOR; CELL MATURATION; DENDRITIC CELL; DIET; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; LYMPHOID CELL; LYMPHOID PROGENITOR CELL; MICROENVIRONMENT; MICROFLORA; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MUCOSAL IMMUNITY; REVIEW; TUMOR IMMUNOLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION; XENOBIOTIC STRESS;

EID: 85040082994     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16643224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.01909     Document Type: Review

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