The Waldeyer's ring

Acta Oto-Rhino-Laryngologica Belgica

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 237-241

  Hellings, Peter ^a   Jorissen, M ^a   Ceuppens, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adenoid; Immune defense; Tonsils; Waldeyer's ring

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MOTION; CYTOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOID TISSUE; NASOPHARYNX; T LYMPHOCYTE; TONGUE; TONSIL;

ANTIGENS, CD; B-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MOVEMENT; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LYMPHOID TISSUE; NASOPHARYNX; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TONGUE; TONSIL;

EID: 0034567427     PISSN: 00016497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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