Basis for the Age-related Decline in Intestinal Mucosal Immunity

The elderly are characterized by mucosal immunosenescence and high rates of morbidity and mortality associated with infectious diseases of the intestinal tract. Little is known about how the differentiation of immunoglobulin A (IgA) plasma cells in Peyer's patches (PPs) and their subsequent hom...

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Main Authors: Douglas L. Schmucker, Robert L. Owen, Robert Outenreath, Karine Thoreux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2003-01-01
Series:Clinical and Developmental Immunology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10446670310001642168