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Thymus Gland

“Thymus Gland”

Thymus
In our body, the Thymus is a single, unpaired primary lymphoid organ composed of two identical lobes, located anatomically anterior to the ascending aorta (in the anterior superior mediastinum), in front of the heart, posterior to the sternum and inferiorly to the fourth costal cartilage.
In our body, the Thymus Gland is a soft specialized organ of the immune system, lymphatic system and the secondary endocrine system. *

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Thymus Gland

Thymocytes

“Thymocytes”

Thymocyte
In our body, Thymocytes are the hematopoietic progenitor cells present in the Thymus.

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References:
Sánchez MJ. et al "Human natural killer cell committed thymocytes and their relation to the T cell lineage" J Exp Med. 1993 Dec 1;178(6):1857-66
Masuda K. et al "Thymic anlage is colonized by progenitors restricted to T, NK, and dendritic cell lineages" J Immunol. 2005 Mar 1;174(5):2525-32

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Thymus Gland

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