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thymus lobule

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A lobule that is part of a thymus. Divided into an outer cortex and inner medulla and separated from each other by connective tissue septa, but with the medullary tissue continuous from lobule to lobule.[ncit,modified]. [ ncithesaurus:Thymic_Lobule http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]

Synonyms: thymic lobule, thymus lobule, lobule of thymus

Term info

database cross reference
  • FMA:72215
  • NCIT:C33772
  • UMLS:C1522462 (ncithesaurus:Thymic_Lobule)
  • SCTID:187882006
  • MA:0000770
Subsets

pheno_slim, human_reference_atlas

UBPROP 0000008

in the mouse, the lobes of the thymus are not subdivided into lobules but only in the central medulla and a peripheral cortex (i.e. there is no distinct sublobulation). In humans, the two thymus lobes are composed of many lobules of various sizes which contain follicles, each comprising a medulla and a cortex. in the rat, the thymus is partially subdivided into lobules separated by thin bands of connective tissue which are continuous with the thin connective tissue capsule.[MP]

UBPROP 0000010

Lymphocytes, reticular cells and macrophages are found in the lobules

id

UBERON:0002125

prefLabel

Lobule of thymus

present in taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606