Peyer's Patches | Gut-associated lymphoid tissue
Peyer'sPatchesSlideListPeyer'sPatchesPeyer'sPatchesPeyer'spatchesareacomponentofgut-associatedlymphoidtissue(GALT).Theyarecommonlyfoundintheileum(thoughtheyarepresentinothersegmentsofsmallintestine).Thelymphoidtissueliesrightbeneaththemucosallayer.M-cellsareaspecializedepithelialcellthatresideabovePeyer'spatchesandtakeupantigenfromthelumenoftheintestine.NotethepresenceofagerminalcenterwithinthePeyer’spatch.HideLabels