Hepatic Suppression of Sensitization to Antigen absorbed into the Portal System (original) (raw)

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THE position of the liver between the gastrointestinal tract and the general circulation provides certain metabolic advantages. If, in addition, the liver functions to prevent sensitization to potential antigens contained in food and absorbed into the portal system, then this interposition is also immunologically important.

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1. Department of Surgery, New York University School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital, New York
   HARVEY M. CANTOR & ALLAN E. DUMONT

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CANTOR, H., DUMONT, A. Hepatic Suppression of Sensitization to Antigen absorbed into the Portal System.Nature 215, 744–745 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/215744a0

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• Received: 12 June 1967
• Published: 01 August 1967
• Issue Date: 12 August 1967
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/215744a0

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