IS BALT A MAJOR COMPONENT OF THE HUMAN LUNG IMMUNE-SYSTEM

被引:123
作者
PABST, R
机构
[1] Centre of Anatomy, Medical School of Hannover, D-3000 Hannover 61
来源
IMMUNOLOGY TODAY | 1992年 / 13卷 / 04期
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10.1016/0167-5699(92)90106-H
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
摘要
Bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue (BALT) has been shown to be an important component in the immune system of the lung of several species, notably the rabbit and the rat. Does BALT fulfil the same function in the human lung? Reinhard Pabst thinks not and proposes an integrated model of the lung immune system, in which BALT plays but a minor role.
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