The Thymus and the Precursors of Antigen Reactive Cells
Abstract
The thymus is important in providing an adequate pool of immunologically competent cells. Thymectomy does not reduce the number of precursor cells, but removes the influence necessary for their differentiation into antigen reactive cells.
- Publication:
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Nature
- Pub Date:
- November 1967
- DOI:
- 10.1038/216659a0
- Bibcode:
- 1967Natur.216..659M