What facilitates the crossing and secretion of antibodies from the lamina proporia to the gut lumen?
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Step 1: Plasma cells in the lamina propria synthesize polymeric antibodies, predominantly dimeric IgA joined by a J chain (and occasionally pentameric IgM). Show more…
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