Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

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
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
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Phenotype
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