TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 6. Intestinal Mucosal Immunology and Ecology A1 - Barrett, Kim E. PY - 2014 T2 - Gastrointestinal Physiology, 2e AB - Understand the role played by the mucosal immune system in protecting the host from infections acquired via the oral route while failing to respond to innocuous antigensDefine the mechanisms and relative roles of innate versus adaptive immunityUnderstand the specialized features of the mucosal immune system compared with immunity expressed in the peripheryIdentify the cell populations that contribute to immunity in the gut and their locationsDescribe mechanisms that result in cellular homing to the gut and other mucosal sitesDescribe the characteristics of IgA that make it especially suited to function in the gutDescribe the immune responses that occur to antigens encountered in the gutUnderstand the concept of oral toleranceUnderstand the origins, make-up and physiological importance of microbial populations that exist in the normal intestineDefine the consequences of abnormal immune responses in the intestine SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57850491 ER -