Article
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 a...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Antigens, CD
- B-Lymphocytes
- Child
- Colonic Diseases
- Epithelium
- Fluorescent Antibody Technique
- Humans
- Immunoglobulin D
- Immunoglobulin M
- Immunohistochemistry
- Immunologic Memory
- Ki-67 Antigen
- Leukocyte Common Antigens
- Macrophages
- Middle Aged