Identification of Multiple Isolated Lymphoid Follicles on the Antimesenteric Wall of the Mouse Small Intestine

Hamada, Hiromasa; Hiroi, Takachika; Nishiyama, Yasuhiro; Takahashi, Hidemi; Masunaga, Yohei; Hachimura, Satoshi; Kaminogawa, Shuichi; Takahashi-Iwanaga, Hiromi; Iwanaga, Toshihiko; Kiyono, Hiroshi; Yamamoto, Hiroshi; Ishikawa, Hiromichi

doi:10.4049/jimmunol.168.1.57

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Identification of Multiple Isolated Lymphoid Follicles on the Antimesenteric Wall of the Mouse Small Intestine

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Authors:

Hiromasa Hamada

Takachika Hiroi

Yasuhiro Nishiyama

Abstract

Abstract We have revealed that 100–200 clusters, filled with closely packed lymphocytes, can be found throughout the length of the antimesenteric wall of the mouse small intestine. They are composed of a large B cell area, including a germinal center, and epithelia overlying the clusters contain M c...

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