Immunoregulation by the gut microbiota
Immunoregulation by the gut microbiota
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Basel: SP Birkhäuser Verlag Basel
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English
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Basel: SP Birkhäuser Verlag Basel
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The human intestinal mucosa is constantly exposed to commensal microbiota. Since the gut microbiota is beneficial to the host, hosts have evolved intestine-specific immune systems to co-exist with the microbiota. On the other hand, the intestinal microbiota actively regulates the host’s immune system, and recent studies have revealed that specific...
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Immunoregulation by the gut microbiota
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_11114866
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_11114866
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1420-682X,1420-9071
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1420-9071
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10.1007/s00018-012-0993-6