Article Date: Tuesday 04 11 08 12:00:00
Article Source: Crohn's News From Medical News Today
Main Article Link: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/128029.php
The tonsils and lymphoid tissues in the intestinal tract that help protect the body from external pathogens are the home base of a rare immune cell newly identified by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The researchers indicate that the immune cells could have a therapeutic role in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. |
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