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Cryptopatches and isolated lymphoid follicles: dynamic lymphoid tissues dispensable for the generation of intraepithelial lymphocytes.
European journal of immunology - 1 Jan 2005
Pabst Oliver, Herbrand Heike, Worbs Tim, Friedrichsen Michaela, Yan Sheng, Hoffmann Matthias W, Körner Heiner, Bernhardt Günter, Pabst Reinhard, Förster Reinhold
Abstract excerpt
In comparison to secondary lymphoid organs, gut-associated lymphoid tissues such as isolated lymphoid follicles (ILF) and cryptopatches (CP) have been less intensively studied. To gain a better insight into processes regulating organization and function of these structures, which are believed to participate in immune responses and extrathymic T cell development, we characterized the lymphoid structures of the...
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