The role of nasopharyngeal lymphoid tissue.
Nasal-associated lymphoid tissue (NALT), which comprises paired lymphoid organs in the nasopharynx of rodents, is the principal mucosal lymphoid tissue of the respiratory tract. As described in this review, NALT bears certain similarities to the Peyer's patches of the intestine but the two differ remarkably in morphology, lymphoid migration patterns and the binding properties of their high endothelial venules (HEV).
Kuper
C F
CF
Laboratory of Pathology, National Institute of Public Health and Environmental Protection, Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
Koornstra
P J
PJ
Hameleers
D M
DM
Biewenga
J
J
Spit
B J
BJ
Duijvestijn
A M
AM
van Breda Vriesman
P J
PJ
Sminia
T
T
D000818:Animals; D000941:Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D002465:Cell Movement; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000276:immunology; D007114:Immunization; D008221:Lymphoid Tissue / Q000254:growth & development / Q000276:immunology*; D008322:Mammals / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000276:immunology; D008954:Models, Biological; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000276:immunology; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000254:growth & development / Q000276:immunology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000276:immunology; D013045:Species Specificity
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