An unusual structure of venules in tonsils of the soft palate of young pigs

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 192, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 131-135

  Belz, Gabrielle T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

High endothelial venules; Intravascular bridging cells; Lymphocyte emigration; Lymphoid tissues

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CONTACT; CYTOPLASM; ENDOTHELIUM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE MIGRATION; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MICROVILLUS; NONHUMAN; PINOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT PALATE; SWINE; TONSIL; VENULE;

ANIMALS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SWINE; TONSIL;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031925069     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021878297002975     Document Type: Article

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