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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Surg Clin North Am. 2011 Jun 8;91(4):755–770. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2011.04.007

Figure 1. Gut associated lymphoid tissue (GALT) and systemic mucosal immunity.

Figure 1

GALT is a center of systemic mucosal immunity. Naïve lymphocytes are sensitized at Peyer’s patches, migrate to mesenteric lymph nodes, enter to systemic circulation via thoracic duct, and home to mucosal sites.