Peyer's patches are organized lymphoid organs located beneath the epithelium of the small intestine, especially the ileum. They serve as a site for initiating adaptive immune responses as part of the gut-associated lymphoid tissues (GALT).
Peyer's patches are organized lymphoid organs found under the epithelium of the small intestine, particularly the ileum. They are key sites for initiating adaptive immune responses within the gut-associated lymphoid tissues (GALT).
| Front | Organized peripheral lymphoid organs under the epithelium in the small intestine, especially the ileum, and in which an adaptive immune response can be initiated. They contain lymphoid follicles and T-cell areas. They are part of the gut-associated lymphoid tissues GALT |
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| Back | Peyer’s patches |
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