title: Immunity in the respiratory tract.
abstract: The mucosal surfaces of the gut and respiratory tract are often considered as equivalent from an immunological point of view, a tendency encouraged by the fact that far more is known about gut immunity. But there are profound differences in the defence mechanisms at each type of surface and some of these were discussed at a recent meeting.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute on Lung Diseases and Tuberculosis, Department of Clinical Immunology, Karower Strasse 11, 1115 Berlin, GDR.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bergmann
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Royal Newcastle Hospital Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia 2300.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Clancy
authors.affiliation: Institute ofMicrobiology and Infectious Diseases of the Hannover School of Veterinary Medicine, Bischofsholer Damm 15, 3000 Hannover 1 FRG.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Petzoldt