The elasmobranch thymus: Anatomical, histological, and preliminary functional characterization

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Abstract Thymi from 22 species of elasmobranch fish (class Chondrichthyes) were examined. Information on the anatomical location, organ arrangement, and cellular composition of the thymi as a function of sexual maturation as well as preliminary characterization of thymocyte functional activities are reported. Most of the sharks, skates, rays, and guitarfish reported herein represent species from which thymus had n...

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• Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
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• Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation

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88d2cf73-3dfd-5613-8813-4da6b9c4084c

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10.1002/jez.1402730408