Development and function of secondary and tertiary lymphoid organs in the small intestine and the colon
The immune system of the gut has evolved a number of specific lymphoid structures that contribute to homeostasis in the face of microbial colonization and food-derived antigenic challenge. These lymphoid organs encompass Peyer’s patches (PP) in the small intestine and their colonic counterparts that...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016-09-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Immunology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2016.00342/full |