Many fences make better neighbors.
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Abstract
Phagocytic Kupffer cells in the liver act as a firewall that captures commensal bacteria that have breached the barrier of the gut mucosa (Balmer et al., this issue).
Medical subject headings
- Bacterial Translocation
- Host-Pathogen Interactions
- Intestines
- Liver
- Liver Circulation
- Liver Diseases