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Bacterial Translocation in the Normal Human Appendix Parallels the Development of the Local Immune System
1 Dec 2004
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Experimental modes and pathological conditions may result in bacterial translocation (BT), that is, the passage of indigenous bacteria colonizing the intestine through the intestinal mucosa to mesenteric lymph nodes. Yet no data are available on BT in the normal human gut. We determined the occurrence of BT and its extent in histologically normal, incidentally removed human vermiform appendices (VA) from...
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