cryptopatches

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A form of cryptopatch — A small aggregate of lymphoid cells found in the intestinal lamina propria.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of cryptopatch

    The requirement of AhR-mediated signaling during postnatal development was also outlined by two studies demonstrating an AhR-dependent development of CCR6 − CD4 − T-bet +/− RORγt + ILCs to generate cryptopatches and isolated lymphoid follicles ( 206, 207 ).

    2015 August 19, Sara M. Parigi et al., “Breast Milk and Solid Food Shaping Intestinal Immunity”, in Frontiers in Immunology, volume 6, →DOI
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