The protruding lymphoid tissue located on the mucosa of the intestine that is composed of densely packed B cell follicles. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15841100 http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 MESH:A10.549.600 MP:0000696 ]
Synonyms: noduli lymphoidei aggregati
Term information
- CALOHA:TS-0780
- EFO:0001381
- EMAPA:19028
- MESH:D010581
- MA:0000137
- BTO:0001784
- UMLS:C0031272 (ncithesaurus:Peyer_s_Patch)
- Wikipedia:Peyer's_patch
- NCIT:C12771
- GAID:950
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim
FMA has [set of?] [aggregated,small] lymphoid [follice,nodule] of [colon, SI, I, etc]
Pp is a syn for Aggregated lymphoid follicle of small intestine; but MA uses Pp as covering both SI and LI. MA also includes follicle as a part. WP says duodenum and jejunum lack PPs
Peyers patch
aggregated lymphoid nodule
Peyers gland
aggregated lymphoid follicle of intestine
Reptiles have accumulations of lymphocytes in their guts that may be primitive Peyer's patches (Zapata and Solas).
Term relations
- gut-associated lymphoid tissue
- part of some intestinal mucosa
- only in taxon some Amniota
- part of some lamina propria