Vitamin A helps gut T cells find their way in the dark.
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Summary, in English
Once activated, some T cells home to distinct sites in the body, such as the intestine and inflamed skin. Research in mice shows that dendritic cells in the gut produce a derivative of vitamin A, retinoic acid, that gives T cells directions.
Avdelning/ar
- Immunology
Publiceringsår
2004
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
1300-1301
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Nature Medicine
Volym
10
Issue
12
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Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Nature Publishing Group
Ämne
- Immunology in the medical area
Status
Published
Forskningsgrupp
- Immunology
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1546-170X