Mesenteric lymph nodes at the center of immune anatomy

The surface of the intestinal mucosa is constantly assaulted by food antigens and enormous numbers of commensal microbes and their products, which are sampled by dendritic cells (DCs). Recent work shows that the mesenteric lymph nodes (MLNs) are the key site for tolerance induction to food proteins...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Macpherson, Andrew J., Smith, Karen
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 2006
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2118258/