Distribution of lymphoid tissue in the caecal mucosa of chickens

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 192, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 293-298

  Kitagawa, Hiroshi ^a   Hiratsuka, Yoshitoshi ^a   Imagawa, Tomohiro ^a   Uehara, Masato ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal tract; Gut associated lymphoid tissue; M cells

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CECUM; CHICKEN; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HOST RESISTANCE; LYMPH FOLLICLE; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MESENTERY; MUCOSA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

ANIMALS; CECUM; CHICKENS; FEMALE; IMMUNITY, MUCOSAL; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; LYMPH NODES;

EID: 0031778303     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021878298003318     Document Type: Article

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