M cells at locations outside the gut

Seminars in Immunology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 165-170

  Gebert, Andreas ^a   Pabst, Reinhard ^b  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

BALT; Epithelium; M cells; MALT; Tonsils

Indexed keywords

BRONCHUS; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONJUNCTIVA; HISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOID TISSUE; M CELL; MUCOSA; REVIEW; TONSIL;

EID: 0032771463     PISSN: 10445323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/smim.1999.0172     Document Type: Article

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