The thymic cortex is the outer region of each thymic lobule where thymic progenitor cells (thymocytes) proliferate, rearrange their T-cell receptor genes, and undergo thymic selection, particularly positive selection.
La corteza tímica es la región externa de cada lobulillo tímico donde las células progenitoras tímicas (timocitos) proliferan, reorganizan sus genes del receptor de células T y experimentan la selección tímica, especialmente la selección positiva.
| Front | The outer region of each thymic lobule in which thymic progenitor cells thymocytes proliferate, rearrange their T-cell receptor genes, and undergo thymic selection, especially positive selection on thymic cortical epithelial cells |
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| Back | thymic cortex |
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