title: [Host defence mechanisms offered by the mucosal immune system].
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo.
authors.forename: Masafumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kiyono
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000917:Antibody Formation; D006801:Humans; D018928:Immunity, Mucosal / Q000276:immunology*; D007071:Immunoglobulin A, Secretory / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000276:immunology; D010581:Peyer's Patches / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology; D016692:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D007071:Immunoglobulin A, Secretory; D016692:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta