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Aggregates of <strong>Lymphoid</strong> Follicles<br />

• Peyer’s patches<br />

• Clusters of lymphoid follicles<br />

• In the wall of the distal portion of the small<br />

intestine<br />

• Similar structures are also found in the appendix<br />

• Peyer’s patches <strong>and</strong> the appendix<br />

• Destroy bacteria, preventing them from breaching the<br />

intestinal wall<br />

• Generate “memory” lymphocytes<br />

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