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Heterogeneity of M-cell-associated B and T cells in human Peyer's patches.
Immunology - 1 Nov 1994
Farstad I N, Halstensen T S, Fausa O, Brandtzaeg P
Abstract excerpt
The specialized M cells in the follicle-associated epithelium (FAE) of Peyer's patches (PP) represent an intimate interphase between luminal antigens and gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT). M cells form pockets that contain clusters of leucocytes probably involved in the first encounter with antigens from the gut lumen. Three-colour immunofluorescence in situ phenotyping of these leucocytes in humans revealed...
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