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Which one of the following is a distinctive feature of the mucosal immune system?
O Mesenteric tymph nodes
O Acute respiratory infections
O Effector mechanm
O Proteobacteria
In addition to Peyer's patches that resemble systemic lymph nodes, the intestinal epithelium also contains several thousanc soiated lymphoid
follicles. Unlike the organized secondary lymphoid tissues in the mucosal immune system, these lymphoid follicles.
Develop only after birth in response to colonization by commensal microbes
Are not connected to the lymphatic system that drains to lymph nodes
O Contain mostly T cells and very few B cells
Have no M cells to deliver gut antigens to the lymphocytes in the follicles
Transcribed Image Text:Which one of the following is a distinctive feature of the mucosal immune system? O Mesenteric tymph nodes O Acute respiratory infections O Effector mechanm O Proteobacteria In addition to Peyer's patches that resemble systemic lymph nodes, the intestinal epithelium also contains several thousanc soiated lymphoid follicles. Unlike the organized secondary lymphoid tissues in the mucosal immune system, these lymphoid follicles. Develop only after birth in response to colonization by commensal microbes Are not connected to the lymphatic system that drains to lymph nodes O Contain mostly T cells and very few B cells Have no M cells to deliver gut antigens to the lymphocytes in the follicles
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