GO TERM SUMMARY
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Name: |
mucosal-associated lymphoid tissue development |
Acc: |
GO:0048537 |
Aspect: |
Biological Process |
Desc: |
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. |
Synonyms:
- nasopharyngeal-associated lymphoid tissue development
- GALT development
- BALT development
- bronchial-associated lymphoid tissue development
- gut-associated lymphoid tissue development
- NALT development
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