thymocyte

Noun

Meaning

thymocyte (plural thymocytes)

a lymphocyte, produced in the thymus, that develops into a T cell

Examples

Acquired T cell deficiencies can also affect thymocyte development in the thymus. Source: Internet

Immunodeficiency As the thymus is the organ of T-cell development, any congenital defect in thymic genesis or a defect in thymocyte development can lead to a profound T cell deficiency in primary immunodeficiency disease. Source: Internet

The T-cell receptor undergoes genetic rearrangement during thymocyte maturation, resulting in each T-cell bearing a unique T-cell receptor, specific to a limited set of peptide MHC combinations. Source: Internet

The cortex is the location of the earliest events in thymocyte development, where T cell receptor gene rearrangement and positive selection takes place. Source: Internet

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