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Thymus<br />

• Differs from other lymphoid organs in<br />

important ways<br />

• It functions strictly in T lymphocyte<br />

maturation<br />

• It does not directly fight antigens<br />

• <strong>The</strong> stroma of the thymus consists of starshaped<br />

epithelial cells (not reticular fibers)<br />

• <strong>The</strong>se thymocytes provide the<br />

environment in which T lymphocytes<br />

become immunocompetent<br />

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