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The role of the skin and adjacent mucous membranes in host defense
Author(s) -
Lai A Fat R. F. M.,
Furth R.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
journal of cutaneous pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1600-0560
pISSN - 0303-6987
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0560.1974.tb00193.x
Subject(s) - mucous membrane , pathogenesis , host (biology) , host factors , pathology , immunology , host response , medicine , biology , immune system , ecology , virus
This review shows that useful information about immunological mechanisms of pathogenesis can be obtained from observations of human skin and appropriate animal models. Although the immunological mechanisms in skin and mucous membranes are becoming better known, much research remains to be done.