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Dendritic-cell genealogy

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  • Sophie Laffont

    (Sophie Laffont and Fiona Powrie are in the Translational Gastroenterology Unit, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, and at the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, Oxford, UK. fiona.powrie@path.ox.ac.uk)

  • Fiona Powrie

    (Sophie Laffont and Fiona Powrie are in the Translational Gastroenterology Unit, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, and at the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, Oxford, UK. fiona.powrie@path.ox.ac.uk)

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The differing origins of gut dendritic cells — white blood cells that modulate immune responses — may explain how the intestinal immune system manages to destroy harmful pathogens while tolerating beneficial bacteria.

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  • Sophie Laffont & Fiona Powrie, 2009. "Dendritic-cell genealogy," Nature, Nature, vol. 462(7274), pages 732-733, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:462:y:2009:i:7274:d:10.1038_462732a
    DOI: 10.1038/462732a
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