Lymphoid organs are organized tissues containing large numbers of lymphocytes within a framework of nonlymphoid cells, where interactions between these cell types support lymphocyte development, the initiation of adaptive immune responses, or lymphocyte sustenance.

Authors

• Person: Janeway CA Jr, Travers P, Walport M Organization: Garland Science
  The components of the immune system - Immunobiology - NCBI - NIH

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• The components of the immune system - Immunobiology - NCBI - NIH www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Janeway CA Jr, Travers P, Walport M · Garland Science via serper

Referenced by nodes (2)

• lymphocyte concept
• adaptive immune system concept