A dioestrous increase in thymocyte proliferation during the oestrous cycle |
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Authors: | O. Habbal G. Leeming E. T. Morgan J. M. McLean |
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Affiliation: | (1) Division of Anatomy, Department of Cell and Structural Biology, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, M13 9PT Manchester, (England) |
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Abstract: | Summary Coitus, which precedes internal fertilisation, is a unique physiological event which allows motile allogeneic spermatozoa to enter the female host and invade her tissues. The cyclic cellular proliferation observed in the thymus of the female rat may be an important preparation of her immune system for this event. |
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Keywords: | Oestrous cycle thymus thymocyte proliferation rat |
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