Mouse Small Intestine (IMAGE)

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Mouse Small Intestine — Caption

A microscopic image of a normal mouse small intestine. Cells stained red express normal amounts of cell-surface tags (MHC-II) needed by immune cells to find threats like infections or cancer. High-fat diets reduce the levels of MHC-II tags in intestinal cells, and so the immune system has a harder time recognizing intestinal tumors.

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Beyaz lab/CSHL, 2021

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