Laparoscopic Technique for Serial Collection of Para-Colonic, Left Colic, and Inferior Mesenteric Lymph Nodes in Macaques.

Laparoscopic Technique for Serial Collection of Para-Colonic, Left Colic, and Inferior Mesenteric Lymph Nodes in Macaques.

Unlike peripheral lymph nodes (PLN), the mesenteric lymph nodes (MLN) draining the gastrointestinal (GI) tract are exposed to microbes and microbial products from the intestines and as such, are immunologically distinct. GI draining (MLN) have also been shown to be sites of early viral replication a...

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Main Authors: Jeremy Smedley, Rhonda Macalister, Solomon Wangari, Mercy Gathuka, Joel Ahrens, Naoto Iwayama, Drew May, Debbie Bratt, Megan O'Connor, Paul Munson, Michael Koday, Jeff Lifson, Deborah Heydenburg Fuller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4911112?pdf=render

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