The functional importance of the intestinal immune system. a review. 1. Orthology
Otto, H.F.; Gebbers, J.O.; Laissue, J.A.
Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie 20(3): 125-138
1982
ISSN/ISBN: 0044-2771 PMID: 6177112 Document Number: 194214
The functional importance of the intestinal immune system will be shown in the following report. The secretory immune system, the pool of T-lymphocytes, the K-(killer-) and NK-(natural killer-) cells, the accessory cell-system (macrophages, mast cells, granulocytes), the so-called homing and the intestinal antigenabsorption will be described and discussed.