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Thymus - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
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The thymus remains a sizeable organ until the animal reaches puberty. Once puberty is reached the lymphoid tissue is replaced with adipose tissue (involution).
The thymus remains a sizeable organ until the animal reaches puberty. Once puberty is reached the lymphoid tissue is replaced with adipose tissue (involution).
===[[Thymus - Histology|Histology]]===
===Histology===
<gallery perrow="3">
Image:LH Thymus Histology 1.jpg|<p>'''Low power magnification'''</P><sup>©RVC 2008</sup>
Image:LH Thymus Histology 2.jpg|<p>'''Medulla, Cotex & Capsule'''</P><sup>©RVC 2008</sup>
Image:LH Thymus Histology 3.jpg|<p>'''Medulla & Cortex'''</P><sup>©RVC 2008</sup>
Image:LH Thymus Histology 4.jpg|<p>'''Hassall’s corpuscle'''</P> <sup>©RVC 2008</sup>
Image:LH Hassalls Corpuscle Histology.jpg|<p>'''Hassall’s corpuscle'''</P> <sup>©Nottingham Uni 2008</sup></gallery>
==Functions==
==Functions==