Bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue (BALT) in the laboratory-bred and wild rat, Rattus norvegicus. |
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Authors: | R L Gregson M J Davey D E Prentice |
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Abstract: | In juvenile wild rats, bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue (BALT) development was similar to that seen in adult specified-pathogen-free rats. In adult wild rats the BALT was widespread. In one animal infected with a mycoplasma-like organism, a region of bronchoepithelium overlying a large BALT nodule was seen, through which lymphocytes appeared able to pass to make direct contact with the bronchial lumen: the significance of this observation is discussed. There was no evidence of infection in lungs from any of the specified-pathogen-free animals, where small foci of BALT were seen. |
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