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MeSH Heading: Thymocytes
Tree Number(s): A11.118.637.555.567.569.360.800; A11.148.378.294.750.800; A11.872.378.294.750.800; A11.900
Unique ID: D060168
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D060168
Scope Note: HEMATOPOIETIC PROGENITOR CELLS that have migrated to the THYMUS where they differentiate into T-LYMPHOCYTES. Thymocytes are classified into maturational stages based on the expression of CELL SURFACE ANTIGENS.
Previous Indexing: T-Lymphocytes (1963-2011)
Public MeSH Note: 2012
History Note: 2012
Date Established: 2012/01/01
Date of Entry: 2011/06/24
Revision Date: 2016/06/10

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Thymocytes MeSH Descriptor Data 2025