Gut immune cells have a role in food metabolism

Gut immune cells have a role in food metabolism

Gut immune cells have a role in food metabolism, Published online: 30 January 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-00235-5

The gut is an active site of immune defence against disease-causing microbes. A study in mice shows that a type of immune cell in the gut’s wall also helps to regulate sugar and fat metabolism.

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