Fish thymus is phylogenetically the first welldeveloped lymphoepithelial structure for most fish species. It supplies microenvironment for Tcell differentiation and is directly involved in defense mechanism. The...Fish thymus is phylogenetically the first welldeveloped lymphoepithelial structure for most fish species. It supplies microenvironment for Tcell differentiation and is directly involved in defense mechanism. The current status of the fish thymus research was reviewed in the following aspects: 1) structure and possible functions; 2) origin, histogenesis and degeneration; 3) ontogeny and function of Tlymphocyte obtained with monoclonal antibody.展开更多
文摘Fish thymus is phylogenetically the first welldeveloped lymphoepithelial structure for most fish species. It supplies microenvironment for Tcell differentiation and is directly involved in defense mechanism. The current status of the fish thymus research was reviewed in the following aspects: 1) structure and possible functions; 2) origin, histogenesis and degeneration; 3) ontogeny and function of Tlymphocyte obtained with monoclonal antibody.
