Intraepithelial lymphocytes: origins, distribution, and function.

doi:10.1615/critrevimmunol.v18.i3.40

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Intraepithelial lymphocytes: origins, distribution, and function.

Critical reviews in immunology - 1 Jan 1998

Beagley K W, Husband A J

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Intraepithelial lymphocytes (IEL) are associated with the intestinal tract, respiratory tract, genitourinary tract epithelium, and the skin and are the first immune system cells to encounter pathogens that have invaded an epithelial surface. IEL are predominantly T cells (CD3+) with CD8+ cells pr...

Topics

Cell Movement
Cytokines
Cytotoxicity Tests, Immunologic
Epithelial Cells
Humans
Intestinal Mucosa
Lymphocytes
Phenotype
Thymus Gland

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