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Transient expression of M-cell phenotype by enterocyte-like cells of the follicle-associated epithelium of mouse Peyer's patches.
Gastroenterology - 1 Sept 2000
Sierro F, Pringault E, Assman P S, Kraehenbuhl J P, Debard N
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: The follicle-associated epithelium (FAE) over mucosa-associated lymphoid tissues consists of distinct enterocytes and M cells concentrated at its periphery. The basement membrane composition was analyzed to test whether differences account for the distinct differentiation programs along the crypt-villus and crypt-FAE axes. To determine whether the decreased number of M cells in the FAE apex is...
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