Gut-Associated Lymphoid Tissues

Preface.- Role of the Innate Immune System and Host-Commensal Mutualism.- Molecular Networks Orchestrating GALT development.- Lymphoid Tissue Inducer Cells in Intestinal Immunity.- Lymphocyte Homing to Gut Mucosa.- IGA Adaptation to the Presence of Commensal Bacteria in the Intestine.- Intestinal IgA Synthesis. A Primitive From of Adaptive Immunity that Regulates Microbial Communitities in the Gut.- B Cell Recruitment and Selection in Mouse GALT Germinal Centers in Response to Commensal Flora, in the Absence of BCR-Mediated Antigen Recognition.- Structural Insights Into Antibody-Mediated Mucosal Immunity.- Subject Index.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642067948
• ISBN13: 9783642067945
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"