Food Antigens are Passed to Dendritic Cells via M Cells (IMAGE)

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Food Antigens are Passed to Dendritic Cells via M Cells

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When protein antigens are injected into the small intestine of wild-type mice, they are passed to dendritic cells in the Peyer's patches; similar experiments in M-cell-deficient mice result in fewer dendritic cells receiving the protein antigen.

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