The Teleost Thymus in Health and Disease: New Insights from Transcriptomic and Histopathological Analyses of Turbot, <i>Scophthalmus maximus</i>
The thymus is a primary lymphoid organ that plays a pivotal role in the adaptive immune system. The immunobiology of the thymus in fish is considered to be similar to that of mammals, but it is actually poorly characterized in several cultured teleost species. In particular, while investigations in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-08-01
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Series: | Biology |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/9/8/221 |