Mucosal Dendritic Cells
Iwasaki A. Mucosal Dendritic Cells. Annual Review Of Immunology 2007, 25: 381-418. PMID: 17378762, DOI: 10.1146/annurev.immunol.25.022106.141634.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMucosal dendritic cellsDendritic cellsMucosal surfacesSpecialized dendritic cellsRobust protective immunityAdaptive immune systemMucus-secreting cellsProtective immunityEnvironmental antigensMucosal barrierCommensal floraImmune systemEpithelial cellsRecognition of microorganismsAntigenAppropriate local responsesCellsVital functionsResponsePathogensAbsence of pathogensExcretionImmunity