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What is found in the rainbow trout nasal cavity lining?
What is found in the rainbow trout nasal cavity lining?
- Adenoids
- Tonsils
- Lymphoepithelium (correct)
- Scattered immune cells
What do lymphocyte aggregates in the rainbow trout nasal cavity contain?
What do lymphocyte aggregates in the rainbow trout nasal cavity contain?
- 50% CD4+, 40% IgM+, 5% CD8α+, and 5% IgT+ lymphocytes (correct)
- 90% CD4+ and 10% CD8α+ lymphocytes
- 30% CD4+, 30% IgM+, 30% CD8α+, and 10% IgT+ lymphocytes
- 60% CD8α+ and 40% IgT+ lymphocytes
What is the function of organized NALT (O-NALT) in mammals?
What is the function of organized NALT (O-NALT) in mammals?
- Mounts innate immune responses
- Supports affinity maturation of the adaptive immune response in the nasopharyngeal cavity (correct)
- Triggers expansions of B and T cells
- Secretes mucus in the nasal cavity
What triggers expansions of B and T cells in rainbow trout upon i.n. vaccination?
What triggers expansions of B and T cells in rainbow trout upon i.n. vaccination?
Which type of lymphocytes undergo proliferation and apoptosis within O-NALT upon prime but not boost i.n. vaccination in rainbow trout?
Which type of lymphocytes undergo proliferation and apoptosis within O-NALT upon prime but not boost i.n. vaccination in rainbow trout?
What is the main difference between NALT in teleost fish and O-NALT in mammals?
What is the main difference between NALT in teleost fish and O-NALT in mammals?