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1. Gastroenterology Division, Thorn 1410, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA, , , , , , US
   Richard S. Pitman & Richard S. Blumberg

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Received: May 8, 2000 / Accepted: May 26, 2000

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Pitman, R., Blumberg, R. First line of defense: the role of the intestinal epithelium as an active component of the mucosal immune system.J Gastroenterol 35, 805–814 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s005350070017

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• Issue date: November 2000
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s005350070017