Biology and pathology of the intestinal M-cell. A review.
The literature of the intestinal M-cell, which is part of the epithelium covering the gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT), is reviewed. Attention is paid to the localization, structure, origin and function of this cell, under both normal and pathological conditions.
D000818:Animals; D000941:Antigens / Q000378:metabolism; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000166:cytology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology
D000941:Antigens