In addition, the cellular composition of the pronephros and thymus was differentially affected by the presence of the pollutants and parasite.
An absent thymus at surgery is not uncommon in congenital heart operations, as the organ often involutes under conditions of stress.
There was no normal thymus gland visible on gross inspection.
Probably the population of thymocytes obtained from the thymus glands of newborn mice is not fully uniform.
The thymus may be in closer contact with waterborne pollutants being situated close to the opucular cavity.
The organspecific differences with respect to morphology and cellular composition were noted between the pronephros and thymus.
A distance of less than 10 mm was only found in the eight patients with absent thymus at surgery.
The thymus and heart appeared normal, with no pericardial effusion.
