| peyer's | Patches and the lymphocyte aggregates on mucosal surfaces. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| peyer's glands | <anatomy> Pathches of lymphoid nodules, in the walls of the small intestiness; agminated glands; called also Peyer's patches. In typhoid fever they become the seat of ulcers which are regarded as the characteristic organic lesion of that disease. Origin: So called from J.K.Peyer, who described them in 1677. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| peyer's patch | One of the lymphatic nodule aggregates existing in the intestines. (09 Oct 1997) |
| Peyer's patches | Lymphoid organs located in the sub mucosal tissue of the mammalian gut containing very high proportions of IgA secreting precursor cells. The patches have B and T dependent regions and germinal centres. A specialised epithelium lies between the patch and the intestine. Involved in gut associated immunity. (18 Nov 1997) |
| Peyer, Johann | <person> Swiss anatomist, 1653-1712. See: Peyer's glands, Peyer's patches. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Peyer, Johann Conrad | <person> Was of noble family, studied under Duverney in Paris and later was Professor of Logic, Rhetoric and Medicine in his native town. Peyer's Patches - noduli lymphatici aggregati. Peyer's Nodules - noduli lymphatici solitarii. Lived: 1653-1712. B. Schaffhausen, Dec 26th, 1653, d. Schaffhausen, Feb 29th, 1712. (05 Dec 1998) |