What do you think is the functional significance of the Peyer patches in the distal leum? Why should they be concentrated here but not found in the duodenum or jejunum?

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What do you think is the functional significance of the Peyer patches in the distal leum? Why should they be concentrated here but not found in the duodenum or jejunum?

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