Epithelial M cells in the rabbit caecal lymphoid patch display distinctive surface characteristics. Histochemistry 1993; 100: 441-447Jepson MA, Clark MA, Simmons NL, Hirst BH. Epithelial M cells in the rabbit caecal lymphoid patch display distinctive surface characteristics. Histochemistry. 1993; 100...
However, the function of the caecal patch, a lymphoid tissue in the appendix, remains unknown. Here we analyse the role of the caecal patch using germ-free mice colonized with intestinal bacteria after appendectomy. Appendectomized mice show delayed accumulation of IgA(+) cells in the large ...
The mouse caecal patch is located near the blind end of the caecum, and consists of a group of lymphoid follicles. In common with the Peyer's patches, the follicle-associated epithelium overlying these follicles is largely composed of enterocytes, goblet cells and membranous epithelial (M) ...