Vitamin A directs immune cells to intestines

Date: July 9, 2015

Source:Purdue University

Summary:

A key set of immune cells that protect the body from infection would be lost without directions provided by vitamin A, according to a recent study. A team of researchers found retinoic acid is necessary for two of the three types of innate immune cells that reside in the intestine to find their proper place.

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