Histology, immunohistochemistry and ultrastructure of the bovine palatine tonsil with special emphasis on reticular epithelium

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 127, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 277-285

  Palmer, Mitchell V ^a   Thacker, Tyler C ^a   Waters, W Ray ^a  

^a NATIONAL ANIMAL DISEASE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Histology; Lymphoid tissue; M cell; Tonsil; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; GLYCOPROTEIN P 15095; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR DELTA; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR GAMMA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CALF (BOVINE); CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPITHELIUM; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH FOLLICLE; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PALATINE TONSIL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PALATINE TONSIL;

BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 58249113130     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2008.10.336     Document Type: Article

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