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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-3-4
pubmed:abstractText
Aggregates of lymphocytes were demonstrated from 70 days gestation (term 150 days in sheep) in the proximal colon and rectum. Immunoperoxidase staining for 5'-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine incorporation and IgM, indicated that the lymphocyte population of lymphoid follicles in fetal sheep colon was actively dividing and surface IgM positive. Enzyme histochemistry for 5'-nucleotidase showed that the lymphocytes developed in a meshwork of positive reticular cells, suggestive of developing follicles. Follicle aggregates were distributed in a characteristic pattern in lambs, with major accumulations in the ascending colon and in the rectum. In adult sheep a partial atrophy of follicle aggregates was observed. The microscopic structure of large intestinal aggregates showed similarities to the jejunal Peyer's patch (PP), with broad follicles containing a prominent corona and wide interfollicular areas in older lambs. The apparent deep penetration of crypts into the lymphoid tissue proper, which is a frequently reported phenomenon for colon follicles, was dependent on the contractile state of the mucosa, as judged from its absence in specimens where the intestinal wall had been stretched before fixation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0145-305X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
413-22
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Ontogeny, distribution and structure of aggregated lymphoid follicles in the large intestine of sheep.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, Norwegian College of Veterinary Medicine, Oslo.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article