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Architecture of the Lymph Node with Regard to Its Function

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Book cover Reaction Patterns of the Lymph Node

Part of the book series: Current Topics in Pathology ((CT PATHOLOGY,volume 84/1))

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Together with the spleen, the tonsils, and the gut-associated structures (GALT), the lymph nodes represent secondary lymphoid organs. The main task of all these organs consists in enabling lymphoid cells, most of which originate from the primary lymphoid organs (thymus and bone marrow), to react with antigens and so to initiate immune responses. As integrated parts of the lymph vascular system, the lymph nodes carry out further functions by filtering lymph.

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Castenholz, A. (1990). Architecture of the Lymph Node with Regard to Its Function. In: Grundmann, E., Vollmer, E. (eds) Reaction Patterns of the Lymph Node. Current Topics in Pathology, vol 84/1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75519-4_1

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