Not exact matches
Human milk is a bodily fluid which, apart from being an excellent nutritional source for the growing infant, also
contains a variety of
immune components such as antibodies, growth factors, cytokines, antimicrobial compounds, and specific
immune cells [9].
This will cover a pilot project in a small region — about 1/1000 of the
human genome —
containing the genes for the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), proteins that present snippets of pathogens to
immune cells.
The
human immune system
contains a collection of different
cell types and molecules that help to protect the body from toxins, viral infections, bacteria, and parasites.
Here we present a novel
human Airway Lung - Chip
containing a fully - differentiated
human mucociliary airway epithelium separated from a pulmonary microvascular endothelium by a semi-permeable membrane that allows for
immune cell infiltration.
This intelligent bacterial ecosystem in your gut makes up the majority of your
immune system, and your body actually
contains 10 times more bacterial
cells than
human cells!