p.188 missing from manuscript. / Although lymphocytes have been studied for over a century,their function is still an enigma as is their precise mode of formation. These cells however, are known to be formed in the lymph nodes, spleen and in the thymus; but it is questioned whether the lymphocytes formed in spleen and nodes, organs having a mesenchymal origin. share the same function and the same mode of formation with those formed in the thymus, which organ has an epithelial origin. Moreover, while it is known that lymphocytes formed in the lymph nodes and spleen enter the lymph and blood circulation, it is not known if the thymie lymphocytes also do so for, as yet, no explanation has been provided as to how they would leave this organ. [...]
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.116641 |
Date | January 1964 |
Creators | Sainte-Marie, Guy. |
Contributors | Leblond, C. P. (Supervisor), Martin, C. P. |
Publisher | McGill University |
Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
Format | application/pdf |
Coverage | Doctor of Philosophy. (Department of Anatomy.) |
Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
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