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This study showed that six months after adult thymectomy blood glucose level in rats was significantly lower compared to that of control animals. The low glucose level found in thymectomized rats was accompanied by structural changes in the pancreatic islets. Electron microscopy and paraldehyde fuchsin (PAF) stained paraffin sections revealed partial degranulation of B-cells.
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Zafirova, M., Ogneva, V. & Petkov, P. Immunohistochemical and electron microscopic changes in the endocrine pancreas after thymectomy. Acta diabet. lat 22, 327–334 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02624751
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