Preferred Label : bursal plica;
Uberon 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].;
Uberon synonym : bursal plicae; bursal fold;
Origin ID : 0003904;
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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].
