Salzman, Nita H.,

Paneth cells, antimicrobial peptides and the regulation of the intestinal microbiota [electronic resource] / Nita H. Salzman. - London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2017. - 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (45 min.) : color, sound). - Microbiota : agents for health and disease, 2056-452X . - Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. Microbiota. .

Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration. Title from title frames. Updated version of a talk first published in 2011.

Contents: The human microbiome -- 16S ribosomal RNA -- Physiological roles of the intestinal microbiota -- Mammalian mucosal surfaces -- Paneth cells -- Intestinal antimicrobial peptides -- The defensins: animal models -- Defensins, regulation of the microbiota and implications for intestinal homeostasis -- Paneth cells and the regulation of intestinal homeostasis -- Diseases associated with Paneth cell abnormalities.

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Gastrointestinal system--Microbiology.
Human body--Microbiology.
Microbial ecology.
Natural immunity.
Antibody Formation--physiology.
Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides--immunology.
Bacterial Physiological Phenomena.
Defensins--immunology.
Immunity, Mucosal.
Intestinal Diseases--immunology.
Intestine, Small--immunology.
Intestine, Small--microbiology.
Metagenome--immunology.
Paneth Cells--immunology.
Paneth Cells--physiology.
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