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Gene expression profiling of jejunal Peyer's patches in juvenile and adult pigs.
Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society - 1 Aug 2005
Machado Juliana G, Hyland Kendra A, Dvorak Cheryl M T, Murtaugh Michael P
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Peyer's patches are organized lymphoid tissues of the small intestine that play a critical role in disease resistance and oral tolerance. Peyer's patches in the jejunum contain lymphocytes, dendritic cells, macrophages, villous epithelium, and specialized follicle-associated epithelium. Little is known about the mechanisms and processes by which cells of the Peyer's patches discriminate food nutrients and...
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