gut-associated lymphoid tissue

Preferred Label : gut-associated lymphoid tissue;

Definition : Gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT) is a component of the mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) which works in the immune system to protect the body from invasion in the gut. (Wikipedia);

Synonyme : GALT;

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Origin ID

NKSCZ48H-5;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Classical galactosemia [LOINC component]
- GALT Gene [NCIt concept]
- Galactose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase [OMIM gene]
- Gut-Associated Lymphoid Tissue [NCIt concept]
- Gut-associated lymphoid tissue [FMA entity]
- N-acetyllactosamine synthase activity [GO term]
- galactose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase [ORDO Gene]
- gut associated lymphoid tissue [Artificial nutrition thesaurus concept]
- gut-associated lymphoid tissue [Radlex concept]
- gut-associated lymphoid tissue [UBERON concept]

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