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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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2015-09-01
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Series: | Biology |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/4/4/640 |