title: Lymphocytes of the intestinal mucosa of chickens.
abstract: Examination, by light and electron microscopy, of the morphology and the staining properties of intraepithelial lymphocytes from the intestine of the chicken revealed a population of lymphoid cells, of which a proportion (up to 20%) is granulated. The majority of cells were immunoreactive with anti-T cell serum and can therefore be considered to be related to T-lymphocytes, but they did not proliferate when cultured with phytohaemagglutinin. The granulated cells were identical to those previously designated globule-containing leukocytes, but were distinct from mast cells in their morphology, staining reactions and the stability of the granules in different fixatives and buffers.
authors.affiliation: Houghton Poultry Research Station, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Lawn
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Rose
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Bradley
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Rennie
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002432:Cecum / Q000166:cytology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002645:Chickens; D004847:Epithelial Cells; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000166:cytology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008854:Microscopy, Electron