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==Thymus - Adult== | ==Thymus Histology - Adult Involution== | ||
* After puberty much of the parenchyma of the thymus is replaced by adipose tissue. | |||
* particularly cortical lymphoid tissue. | |||
* initially proceeds rapid but slows down in adulthood. | |||
* process is called '''involution''' | |||
* under the control of steroid hormones | |||
** both sexual hormones and stress hormones. | |||
{{Thymus Histology}} | |||
{{Blue Histology}} | {{Blue Histology}} | ||
[[Category:Endocrine]] [[Category:Histology]] | [[Category:Endocrine]] [[Category:Histology]] | ||
Revision as of 18:49, 25 February 2012
Thymus Histology - Adult Involution
- After puberty much of the parenchyma of the thymus is replaced by adipose tissue.
- particularly cortical lymphoid tissue.
- initially proceeds rapid but slows down in adulthood.
- process is called involution
- under the control of steroid hormones
- both sexual hormones and stress hormones.
- Thymus Histology: Fetal Thymus overview | Fetal Thymus Medulla | Fetal Thymus Cortex | Adult Thymus | unlabeled fetal overview | unlabeled fetal medulla |unlabeled fetal thymic corpuscle |unlabeled fetal cortex | unlabeled adult overview | Category:Thymus | Immune System Development
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Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2024, April 30) Embryology Thymus adult.jpg. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/File:Thymus_adult.jpg
- © Dr Mark Hill 2024, UNSW Embryology ISBN: 978 0 7334 2609 4 - UNSW CRICOS Provider Code No. 00098G
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