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Tonsil

Known as: Tonsils 
The two organs situated in the throat on either side of the narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx. They are composed of lymphoid tissues.
National Institutes of Health

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Narrower (3)

Adenoidal structureLingual tonsilStructure of tubal tonsil
Benign neoplasm of tonsilBody partCDISC SDTM Anatomical Location TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology

Broader (2)

Corticomedullary organLymphoid organ structure

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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Selected Published Abstracts of Baylor Researchers
  • 2009
  • Corpus ID: 20655002
Review
2009
Review
2009
Sampling methods to detect carriage of Neisseria meningitidis; literature review.
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Salmonella contamination in pigs at slaughter and on the farm: a field study using an antibody ELISA test and a PCR technique.
2006
2006
Detection and quantitative pathogenesis study of classical swine fever virus using a real time RT-PCR assay.
Review
1999
Review
1999
Human skin mast cells: in vitro and in vivo studies.
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Concomitant in vivo production of 19 different cytokines in human tonsils.
Accumulating data indicate that cytokines, peptides involved in regulation of both physiological and pathological immune… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
The diffusion of clarithromycin and roxithromycin into nasal mucosa, tonsil and lung in humans.
The diffusion of clarithromycin and roxithromycin into respiratory tract tissues was studied in 174 adult patients undergoing… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Acid Esterase in Human Lymphoid Cells and Leukaemic Blasts: a Marker for T Lymphocytes
A non‐specific acid alpha‐naphthyl‐acetate esterase activity was investigated in human lymphoid cell populations from tonsils… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
The trichodermin group of antibiotics, inhibitors of peptide bond formation by eukaryotic ribosomes.
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
The response in vitro of human lymphocytes to phytohemagglutinin and to antigens after fractionation on discontinuous density gradients of albumin.
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