The medulla is the central or collecting point of an organ, such as the thymic medulla or lymph node medulla, which is a site of macrophage and plasma cell concentration.
La médula es el punto central o de recolección de un órgano, como la médula tímica o la médula del ganglio linfático, que es un sitio de concentración de macrófagos y células plasmáticas.
| Front | The central or collecting point of an organ. The thymic medulla is the central area of each thymic lobe, rich in bone marrow-derived antigen-presenting cells and the cells of a distinctive medullary epithelium. The medulla of the lymph node is a site of macrophage and plasma cell concentration through which the lymph flows on its way to the efferent lymphatics |
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