Term Information

Accession
GO:0048537
Name
mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue development
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
mucosal-associated lymphoid tissue development, BALT development, GALT development, NALT development, bronchial-associated lymphoid tissue development, gut-associated lymphoid tissue development, nasopharyngeal-associated lymphoid tissue development
Alternate IDs
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Definition
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. Source: ISBN:0781735149, GOC:add
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0048537 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue development (GO:0048537)
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mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue development [is_a relation] is_a  hematopoietic or lymphoid organ development (GO:0048534)
mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue development [is_a relation] is_a  tissue development (GO:0009888)
Children of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue development (GO:0048537)
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Peyer's patch development (GO:0048541) [is_a relation] is_a  mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue development
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