T Cells in Fish

Cartilaginous and bony fish are the most primitive vertebrates with a thymus, and possess T cells equivalent to those in mammals. There are a number of studies in fish demonstrating that the thymus is the essential organ for development of T lymphocytes from early thymocyte progenitors to functional...

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Main Authors: Teruyuki Nakanishi, Yasuhiro Shibasaki, Yuta Matsuura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-09-01
Series:Biology
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/4/4/640