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Abstract:"[Investigators'] data show that in young adults, about 1% of thymocytes leave the thymus per day. Since the bulk of thymocytes turn over every 5 to 7 days, this indicates that the vast majority (95%) of thymocytes die within the thymus." p.217 left column bottom paragraph:"Since it is generally agreed that the thymus population turns over every 5-7 days, [investigators’] data suggest that the vast majority of thymocytes must die in situ, and there are now a number of studies which support this fact, based mainly on kinetic studies with DNA precursors." |