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In the thymus histologically and functionally distinct areas can be distinguished. The cortex predominantly comprises closely packed proliferating thymocytes. The medulla is characterized by the presence of immunocompetent T cells intermingled with interdigitating cells (IDC) (1). These IDC sometimes show distinct signs of phagocytic activity suggesting that they belong to the mononuclear phagocytes (2). However, it can not be excluded that they belong to a separate population of dendritic cells (DC) recently isolated from rat thymus (3).*
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Kamperdijk, E.W.A., van den Berg, M., Kapsenberg, M., Duijvestijn, A.M., Hoefsmit, E.C.M. (1985). The Relation Between Thymic Interdigitating Cells and Dendritic Cells. In: Klaus, G.G.B. (eds) Microenvironments in the Lymphoid System. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2463-8_37
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