Lymphocytes of the intestinal mucosa of chickens.
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.
Lawn
A M
AM
Houghton Poultry Research Station, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom.
Rose
M E
ME
Bradley
J W
JW
Rennie
M C
MC
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