Assessing the role of CD103 in immunity to an intestinal helminth parasite.
In the intestine, the integrin CD103 is expressed on a subset of T regulatory (T(reg)) cells and a population of dendritic cells (DCs) that produce retinoic acid and promote immune homeostasis. However, the role of CD103 during intestinal helminth infection has not been tested.We demonstrate that CD...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011-05-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3088701?pdf=render |