mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue development

Term ID

GO:0048537

Synonyms

• BALT development
• bronchial-associated lymphoid tissue development
• GALT development
• gut-associated lymphoid tissue development
• mucosal-associated lymphoid tissue development
• NALT development
• nasopharyngeal-associated lymphoid tissue development

Definition

The process whose specific outcome is the progression of mucosal-associated lymphoid tissue over time, from its formation to the mature structure. 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. 0781735149

References

Ontology

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