Special regulatory T-cell review: Regulatory T cells and the intestinal tract--patrolling the frontier.
Tolerance to self and harmless antigens is one of the central features of the immune system, and it is obtained through a combination of multiple mechanisms. Discriminating between pathogens and non-pathogenic antigens is especially important in the intestine, which constitutes the main contact surf...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2008
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