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Immunology of the Gut

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Gut Dysfunction in Critical Illness

Part of the book series: Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine ((UICM,volume 26))

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The mucosal-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) comprises all the lymphoid and mononuclear cells in the epithelia and lamina propria beneath the mucosal surface. MALT includes the upper respiratory tract and tonsils, the bronchial-associated lymphoid tissue (BALT), the salivary, lacrimal and lactating mammary glands, the gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT) and the uro-genital tract.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Pennsylvania University Hospital, 3400 Spruce Street, 19104, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    J. L. Rombeau

  2. Department of Intensive Care Critical Care Research Program, Kuopio University Hospital, FIN-70211, Kuopio, Finland

    J. Takala

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McVay, L.D. (1996). Immunology of the Gut. In: Rombeau, J.L., Takala, J. (eds) Gut Dysfunction in Critical Illness. Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, vol 26. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-80224-9_6

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