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How does secretory iga prevent infection at mucosal epithelial surfaces?

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Bind microbes: Iga is a type of antibody that binds specifically to microbes and toxins in our airways and GI tract and therefore interfere with these microbes to enter our tissues and produce illnesses.

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Answered 6/24/2015

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