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Phenotypic and functional characterization of intestinal epithelial exosomes.
Blood cells, molecules & diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Mallegol J, van Niel G, Heyman M
Abstract excerpt
Intestinal epithelial cells (IEC) are located at a strategic position between the external environment and the most extended lymphoid tissue in the body. Besides their central role in the absorption of nutrients, IEC also provide antigenic information to the immune system and are involved in the balance tolerance/allergy to food antigens. Like professional antigen presenting cells, IEC have been shown to secrete...
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