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Gut-Associated lymphoid tissue (GALT) in the amphibian urodele Pleurodeles waltl

✍ Scribed by C. F. Ardavin; A. Zapata; A. Villena; M. T. Solas


Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1982
Tongue
English
Weight
774 KB
Volume
173
Category
Article
ISSN
0362-2525

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✦ Synopsis


Abstract

Even though salamanders are supposed to lack intestinal lymphoid tissue, Pleurodeles waltl shows lymphoid aggregates throughout the gut, especially in the small intestine, as cell infiltrates in the lamina propia. They have a phylogenetic significance in relation to the existence of an intestinal immunologic barrier in vertebrates.


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