Transcriptomic analysis supports similar functional roles for the two thymuses of the tammar wallaby.
BACKGROUND: The thymus plays a critical role in the development and maturation of T-cells. Humans have a single thoracic thymus and presence of a second thymus is considered an anomaly. However, many vertebrates have multiple thymuses. The tammar wallaby has two thymuses: a thoracic thymus (typicall...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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BioMed Central
2011
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