bursal plica

Term ID

UBERON:0003904

Synonyms

• bursal fold
• bursal plicae

Definition

Follicle containing part of bursa of Fabricius. The luminal (interior) surface of the bursa is plicated with as many as 15 primary and 7 secondary plicae or folds. These plicae have hundreds of bursal follicles containing follicle-associated epithelial cells, lymphocytes, macrophages, and plasma cells. Lymphoid stem cells migrate from the fetal liver to the bursa during ontogeny. In the bursa, these stem cells acquire the characteristics of mature, immunocompetent B cells[WP]. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165

References

Ontology

Uberon Ontology