How The Microbiota Controls Neutrophil Activity (IMAGE)

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How The Microbiota Controls Neutrophil Activity

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Neutrophils take their cue: A protein produced in the intestinal epithelium in response to the microbiome educates innate immune cells. High resolution in vivo imaging of a zebrafish larva reveals the intimate association between neutrophils (magenta) and the intestine (cyan).

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Caitlin Murdoch (2019)

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