JCI - Series Introduction: Intrinsic and innate defenses in the lung: intersection of pathways regulating lung morphogenesis, host defense, and repair

Series Introduction: Intrinsic and innate defenses in the lung: intersection of pathways regulating lung morphogenesis, host defense, and repair

Published March 1, 2002
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 2002;109(5):565-569. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI15209.

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The sterility of the respiratory tract is maintained by the concerted actions of the epithelial barrier, innate defense molecules, and responses of both the epithelium and professional phagocytes that remove pathogens and their products from the lung.

Series Introduction: Intrinsic and innate defenses in the lung: intersection of pathways regulating lung morphogenesis, host defense, and repair

Series Introduction: Intrinsic and innate defenses in the lung: intersection of pathways regulating lung morphogenesis, host defense, and repair

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