Table 1.
Nomenclature for vertebrate mucosa-associated immune-cell compartments
| Abbreviation | Taxa | Tissue area |
|---|---|---|
| MALT* | All vertebrates | Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (principal inductive sites for mucosal immune responses, subdivided according to anatomical location) |
| GALT* | All vertebrates | Gut-associated lymphoid tissue |
| PP* | Birds, mammals | Peyer’s patch |
| MLN* | Birds, mammals | Mesenteric lymph node |
| LP* | All vertebrates | Lamina propria |
| IEL compartment* | All vertebrates | Surface epithelium where intraepithelial lymphocytes are localised |
| NALT* | Birds, mammals | Nasopharynx (or nose)-associated lymphoid tissue |
| BALT* | Birds, mammals | Bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue |
| SALT | Fish, amphibians | Skin-associated lymphoid tissue |
| GIALT | Fish | Gill-associated lymphoid tissue (includes gill filaments and interbranchial lymphoid tissue) |
*
Abbreviations proposed in (Brandtzaeg et al., 2008).