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Nature Immunology  4, 1160 - 1162 (2003)
doi:10.1038/ni1203-1160

Mast cells to the defense

Stephen J Galli & Susumu Nakae

Stephen J. Galli and Susumu Nakae are in the Department of Pathology, Stanford University, L-235, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, California 94305-5324, USA. sgalli@stanford.edu

Mast cells are not only important in IgE-associated disorders but also contribute to host defense against bacteria. One way they do this is by enhancing T cell recruitment and lymph node enlargement during bacterial infection.

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