Peyer's patch
Lymphatic tissue in the lower small intestine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Peyer's patches (or aggregated lymphoid nodules) are organized lymphoid follicles, named after the 17th-century Swiss anatomist Johann Conrad Peyer.[1] They are an important part of gut associated lymphoid tissue usually found in humans in the lowest portion of the small intestine, mainly in the distal jejunum and the ileum, but also could be detected in the duodenum.[2]
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Peyer's patch | |
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System | Lymphatic system |
Identifiers | |
Latin | noduli lymphoidei aggregati |
MeSH | D010581 |
TA98 | A05.6.01.014 A05.7.02.009 |
TA2 | 2960, 2978 |
TH | H3.04.03.0.00020 |
FMA | 15054 |
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