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Establishment of an in vitro system representing the chicken gut-associated lymphoid tissue.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Alitheen Noorjahan Banu, McClure Susan Jane, Yeap Swee Keong, Kristeen-Teo Ye Wen, Tan Sheau Wei, McCullagh Peter
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The bursa of Fabricius is critical for B cell development and differentiation in chick embryos. This study describes the production in vitro, from dissociated cell suspensions, of cellular agglomerates with functional similarities to the chicken bursa. Co-cultivation of epithelial and lymphoid cells obtained from embryos at the appropriate developmental stage regularly led to agglomerate formation within 48...
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