Lymphoid tissue begins to develop in the lamina propria of the gut.
Duration: 2 weeks
West LJ. 2002 Sep-Oct. Defining critical windows in the development of the human immune system. Hum Exp Toxicol 21(9-10):499-505.
Lymph nodes begin to develop.
Duration: 4 weeks
West LJ. 2002 Sep-Oct. Defining critical windows in the development of the human immune system. Hum Exp Toxicol 21(9-10):499-505.
Stem cells migrate to the primary lymphoid organs, bone marrow and the thymus.
Williams CB. 2003. Development of the immune system. In Rudolph’s Pediatrics 21st Edition, Rudolph CD & Rudolph AM, Editors. New York: McGraw-Hill.