Intraepithelial lymphocytes. Scratching the surface.
The epithelial surface is the site at which we first encounter pathogens. Two recent advances indicate that intraepithelial lymphocytes use specialized tools to help protect this surface.
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Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0854, USA.
D000818:Animals; D015820:Cadherins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000502:physiology; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D004848:Epithelium / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D016023:Integrins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology* / Q000276:immunology*; D018448:Models, Immunological
D015820:Cadherins; D016023:Integrins