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Modulation of epithelial immunity by mucosal fluid

Mucosal epithelial cells, including those at the ocular surface, resist infection by most microbes in vivo but can be susceptible to microbial virulence in vitro. While fluids bathing mucosal surfaces (e.g. tears) contain antimicrobials, potentially pathogenic microbes often thrive in these fluids,...

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Autores principales: Mun, James J., Tam, Connie, Evans, David J., Fleiszig, Suzanne M. J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3216496/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22355527
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep00008