Intestinal Macrophages in Homeostasis and Inflammation
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As the intestinal mucosa is continuously exposed to numerous commensal bacteria, it is thought that the gut may possess innate and acquired immune system regulatory mechanisms to prevent excessive inflammatory responses against commensal bacteria. Macrophages are the major population of tissue-resident mononuclear phagocytes, and ISSN 1598-9100 http://dx.doi.org/10.5217/ir.2012.10.4.317 Intest Res 2012;10(4):317-323
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