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Gut bacterial endotoxin: Influence on gut-associated lymphoreticular tissue and host immune function

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  1. Departments of Microbiology, Oral Biology and Anatomy, Institute of Dental Research, and The Comprehensive Cancer Center, The University of Alabama in Birmingham, University Station, 35294, Birmingham, AL, USA

    Jerry R. McGhee, Hiroshi Kiyono & Charles D. Alley

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We are deeply appreciative of research support from the National Institutes of Health which made possible the various studies summarized in this essay (grants DE04217, AI 19674, AI 18958, CA 13148 and DE 02670).

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McGhee, J.R., Kiyono, H. & Alley, C.D. Gut bacterial endotoxin: Influence on gut-associated lymphoreticular tissue and host immune function. Surv. immunol. Res. 3, 241–252 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02919039

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