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Nature Medicine 15, 366 - 367 (2009)
doi:10.1038/nm0409-366
Dust mites' dirty dealings in the lung
Clare M Lloyd1
- Clare M. Lloyd is in the Leukocyte Biology Section, UK National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, UK. e-mail: c.lloyd@imperial.ac.uk
Abstract
Toll-like receptors on lung epithelia recognize allergens and help provoke asthma. The findings put new emphasis on innate immunity as a driver of allergic responses (pages 410–416).
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