Diffuse system of small concentrations of lymphoid tissue found in various sites of the body such as the gastrointestinal tract, thyroid, breast, lung, salivary glands, eye, and skin[WP]. Mucosal-associated lymphoid tissue is typically found as nodules associated with mucosal epithelia with distinct internal structures including B- and T-zones for the activation of lymphocytes[GO]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mucosa-associated_lymphoid_tissue ]
Term information
- Wikipedia:Mucosa-associated_lymphoid_tissue
- UMLS:C0599921 (ncithesaurus:Mucosa-Associated_Lymphoid_Tissue)
- MA:0000140
- FMA:62819
- NCIT:C12910
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Diffuse system of small concentrations of lymphoid tissue found in various sites of the body such as the gastrointestinal tract, thyroid, breast, lung, salivary glands, eye, and skin[WP]. Mucosal-associated lymphoid tissue is typically found as nodules associated with mucosal epithelia with distinct internal structures including B- and T-zones for the activation of lymphocytes[GO].
epithelio-lymphoid tissue
mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue
mucosa associated lymphatic tissue
mucosal-associated lymphatic tissue
mucosal-associated lymphoid tissue
mucosa associated lymphoid tissue
MALT
Term relations
- epithelium-associated lymphoid tissue
- overlaps some mucosa
- contains process some lymphocyte activation