Age-related changes in the avian primary
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Emilia Ciriaco; Pablo P. PΓΓ±era; BelΓ©n DΓaz-Esnal; Rosaria LaurΓ
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Article
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2003
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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The avian primary lymphoid organs, the thymus and the bursa of Fabricius, undergo age-dependent changes leading in some cases to the complete atrophy of the organ. Nevertheless, the timetable of the involutive process as well as the consequences in the structure and functionality of the organs vary