The biology and pathobiology of the intestinal intraepithelial lymphocyte: a review of the literature.
Intraepithelial lymphocytes represent a population of lymphocytes situated in the epithelial layer of all mucosae. In this report their biological and pathobiological features, with emphasis on intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes, are reviewed.
van Garderen
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Laboratory for Pathology, National Institute of Public Health and Environmental Protection, Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
van Dijk
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van den Ingh
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D000818:Animals; D004847:Epithelial Cells; D004848:Epithelium / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D007422:Intestines / Q000166:cytology* / Q000276:immunology; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology* / Q000276:immunology