The distribution of lymphoid cells in the small intestine of germ-free and conventional piglets. Issue 1 (July 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Potockova, Hana; Sinkorova, Jana; Karova, Kristyna; Sinkora, Marek
• Is Part Of: Developmental and comparative immunology. Volume 51:Issue 1(2015)
• Page Start: 99
• Page End: 107
• Publication Date: 2015-07
• Subjects: Immunology -- Periodicals; Developmental immunology -- Periodicals; 616.079
• DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2015.02.014
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0145-305X

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="ab0010"> <title id="st0010">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="sp0010"> <list id="ulist0010"> <list-item id="u0010"> <label></label> <p id="p0010">Microbial colonization is a major factor for lymphoid development in the gut.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="u0015"> <label></label> <p id="p0015">Effector lymphocytes appear only after gut colonization.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="u0020"> <label></label> <p id="p0020">Colonization causes uniform distribution of effector cells throughout the gut.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="u0025"> <label></label> <p id="p0025">Prevalence of B cell in the ileum is accelerated by bacterial colonization.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="u0030"> <label></label> <p id="p0030">The entire small intestine is comparable from functional and effector point of view.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>