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In a section from the medulla of the thymus, it is possible to see a broad three-dimensional framework of reticular-epithelial cells (1), which are separated from one another by lymphocytes (2). Granulocytes, mast cells (3), etc. also occur in the wide intercellular meshes.
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Krstić, R.V. (1985). Atypical Epithelia: Thymus. Continuation of Plate 27. In: General Histology of the Mammal. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70420-8_29
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