
Editor's Pics
Mouse Small Intestine

Editor's Pics
Mouse Small Intestine
Credit: Beyaz lab/ CSHL, 2021
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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