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The ultrastructure of gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT) has been studied in the salamander, Pleurodeles waltlii. Lymphoid accumulations appear as true infiltrates scattered throughout the lamina propria cell elements. The most important components of these infiltrates are small and medium sized lymphocytes, and, in lesser amounts, developing and mature plasma cells, macrophages and granulocytes. Migrating lymphoid cells massively invade the intestinal epithelium inducing noticeable modifications, such as the disappearance of the basement membrane and decreased numbers of mucous cells. Thus, in its organization and cell composition, the GALT of P. waltlii appears to represent a primitive phylogenetic precursor of the mammalian “intestinalimmunologic ” barrier.
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L'ultrastructure du tissu lymphoïde associé au tube digestif (GALT) a été étudiée chez l'amphibien urodèle, Pleurodeles waltlii. Les follicules lymphoïdes se présentent comme de vrais infiltrés entre les éléments conjonctifs de la muqueuse. Ils se trouvent principalement constitués par des plasmocytes mûrs et en développement, des macrophages et des granulocytes. Les cellules lymphoïdes migratrices provoquent une invasion massive de l'épithelium intestinal qui présente des modifications notables comme la disparition de la membrane basale et une diminution du nombre de cellules muqueuses. D'après son organisation et ses composants cellulaires, le GALT de P. waltlii semble représenter un précurseur phylogénétique primitif de la “barrière immunologique intestinale” des mammifères.
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Ardavín, C.F., Zapata, A., Garrido, E. et al. Ultrastructure of gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT) in the amphibian urodele, Pleurodeles waltlii . Cell Tissue Res. 224, 663–671 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00213761
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