Ultrastructural study on the differentiation and the fate of M cells in follicle-associated epithelium of rat Peyer's patch

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 501-508

  Onishi, Sachiko ^a   Yokoyama, Toshifumi ^b   Chin, Keigi ^a   Yuji, Midori ^a   Inamoto, Tetsurou ^a   Qi, Wang Mei ^a   Warita, Katsuhiko ^a   Hoshi, Nobuhiko ^a   Kitagawa, Hiroshi ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cellular differentiation; M cell; Peyer's patch; Rat; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; MALE; MICROVILLUS; PEYER PATCH; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WISTAR RAT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EPITHELIAL CELLS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MICROVILLI; PEYER'S PATCHES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

RATTUS;

EID: 34250006292     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.69.501     Document Type: Article

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