Slípka J
Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Plzen, Czechoslovakia.
Acta Otolaryngol Suppl. 1988;454:18-22.
The structure of the palatine tonsils in an evolutionary line of mammals and its development in man was studied. The homologies between the thymus and tonsils were pointed out. Both primordia come from the same source and their epithelium reticulizes and can form concentric corpuscles. The tonsil develops from a doubled primordium and consists of two lobes. Attention is drawn to the close relation between tonsils and glands. In the evolution the glands diminish and more crypts are formed. After antigenous stimulation, proliferation of the crypt epithelium takes place which provokes the increase of venules. They bring new populations of lymphoid elements which penetrate into the reticulated epithelium and finally form new follicles.
对哺乳动物进化谱系中腭扁桃体的结构及其在人类中的发育进行了研究。指出了胸腺与扁桃体之间的同源性。两者的原基都来自同一来源，其上皮细胞形成网状并可形成同心小体。扁桃体由双侧原基发育而来，由两个叶组成。人们注意到扁桃体与腺体之间的密切关系。在进化过程中，腺体减少，形成更多隐窝。抗原刺激后，隐窝上皮发生增殖，这会促使小静脉增多。它们带来新的淋巴细胞群，这些淋巴细胞穿透网状上皮，最终形成新的滤泡。
