title: [Lymphoepithelial organs in the local immunity system of the mucous membranes].
abstract: The review deals with modern concepts of morphofunctional organization of lymphoepithelial organs relating to the lymphoid tissue associated with mucous membranes of the gastro-intestinal and respiratory tracts. They are unique among the peripheral immunogenesis organs due to their combination of lymphopoietic function with a function of the mucous membrane immunity. Their peculiar feature is their border location and close interrelation with epithelium which is an obligatory participant of the immune response.
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Bykova
mesh_terms: D004848:Epithelium / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000276:immunology; D006410:Hematopoiesis; D006801:Humans; D007107:Immune System / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000276:immunology*; D007109:Immunity; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000502:physiology; D008221:Lymphoid Tissue / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000276:immunology*; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000276:immunology
vernacular_title: Limfoépitelial'nye organy v sisteme mestnogo immuniteta slizistykh obolochek.