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cortex of thymus
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the outer part of a thymus lobule that surrounds the medulla and is composed of closely packed lymphocytes [ https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0-683-40008-8 ]
Term info
Label
cortex of thymus
Synonyms
- thymic cortex
- thymus cortex
Subsets
pheno_slim
has obo namespace
uberon
id
UBERON:0002123
present in taxon
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_7955
structure notes
Histologically, the thymus can be divided into a central medulla and a peripheral cortex which is surrounded by an outer capsule. The cortex and medulla play different roles in the development of T cells. Cells in the thymus can be divided into thymic stromal cells and cells of hematopoietic origin[WP]