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    Secretion of microbicidal α-defensins by intestinal Paneth cells in response to bacteria

    Paneth cells in mouse small intestinal crypts secrete granules rich in microbicidal peptides when exposed to bacteria or bacterial antigens. The dose-dependent secretion occurs within minutes and α-defensins, ...

    Tokiyoshi Ayabe, Donald P. Satchell, Carole L. Wilson in Nature Immunology (2000)