title: Host defense mechanisms at mucosal surfaces.
mesh_terms: D000268:Adhesiveness; D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000502:physiology; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000502:physiology; D000921:Antibody-Producing Cells; D000941:Antigens; D018407:Bacterial Physiological Phenomena; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000378:metabolism; D007071:Immunoglobulin A, Secretory / Q000502:physiology; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology; D007781:Lactoferrin / Q000502:physiology; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D009077:Mucins / Q000502:physiology; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000502:physiology*; D009113:Muramidase / Q000502:physiology; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism; D010544:Peroxidases / Q000502:physiology; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases; D014780:Viruses / Q000254:growth & development
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000941:Antigens; D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007071:Immunoglobulin A, Secretory; D009077:Mucins; D010544:Peroxidases; D009113:Muramidase; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases; D007781:Lactoferrin; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases; C021433:IgA-specific serine endopeptidase