Morphology and biometry of the thymus in ostrich (Sthruthio camelus)

This work studied the anatomy of the thymus in 30 young ostriches (13 males and 17 females, 10 to 20 days old) that were fixed in an aqueous solution of 10% formaldehyde. Chains of thymic lobes, arranged linearly and parallel, were located in the third distal part of the ventral region of the neck f...

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Main Authors: Cheston Cesar Honorato Pereira, Márcia Rita Fernandes Machado, Angelita das graças de Oliveira Honorato, Bruno Gomes Vasconcelos, Thales Dias do Prado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2016-05-01
Series:Biotemas
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/biotemas/article/view/2175-7925.2016v29n2p59