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thymus  

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  • The thymus is a specialized primary lymphoid organ of the immune system. Within the thymus, thymus cell lymphocytes or T cells mature. T cells are critical to the adaptive immune system, where the body adapts specifically to foreign invaders.

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/INS-C08FDBF6-J

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