Review: Peyer's patches

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 122-136

  Heel, Kathryn A ^a   McCauley, Rosalie D ^a   Papadimitriou, John M ^b   Hall, John C ^a  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b PATHWEST LABORATORY MEDICINE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disease suppression; IgA; Lymphocyte migration; M cells; Peyer's patches

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A;

CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LYMPHOCYTE MIGRATION; LYMPHOID TISSUE; PERITONEUM; PEYER PATCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMALL INTESTINE; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0031015911     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.1997.tb00395.x     Document Type: Review

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