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The epithelial cell matrix of the thymus, which is involved in the generation of T lymphocyte immunocompetence, shows considerable (cytological) heterogeneity. This phenomenon has been well-established in ultrastructural morphology (this issue, p 288),2 but also in expression of thymic hormone components in the cytoplasm.3 We started the analysis of the thymic microenvironment for antigenic heterogeneity by raising monoclonal antibodies to thymus stromal cells.
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Ritter, M.A. et al. (1985). Heterogeneity of Human Thymus Epithelial Cells Revealed by Monoclonal Anti-Epithelial Cell Antibodies. In: Klaus, G.G.B. (eds) Microenvironments in the Lymphoid System. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2463-8_34
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