Emerging immune functions of non-hematopoietic stromal cells

• Main Author: Mark Christopher Coles (auth)
• Other Authors: Paul Kaye (auth), Burkhard Ludewig (auth), Christopher G Mueller (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2014
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Medicine; development; endothelial cells; lymphoid tissue; inflammation; fibroblast reticular cells
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The development and function of the immune system is dependent on interactions between haematopoietic cells and non-hematopoietic stromal cells. The non-hematopoietic stromal cells create the microenvironment in which the immune system operates, providing an architectural landscape for hematopoietic...