The cellular differentiation of M cells from crypt undifferentiated epithelial cells into microvillous epithelial cells in follicle-associated epithelia of chicken cecal tonsils

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 171-178

  Kitagawa, Hiroshi ^a   Hosokawa, Masashi ^b   Takeuchi, Takashi ^c   Yokoyama, Toshifumi ^a   Imagawa, Tomohiro ^b   Uehara, Masato ^c  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cecal tonsil; Chicken; Differentiation; Gut associated lymphoid tissue; M cell

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CECUM; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CHICKEN; CYTOLOGY; EPITHELIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; TONSIL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CECUM; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CHICKENS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM; TONSIL;

EID: 0042768114     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.65.171     Document Type: Article

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