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HEAD KIDNEY [1 record]

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Record 1 2021-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urinary Tract
  • Fish
CONT

Various immune response cells are produced by tissues and organs of the lymphoid system. Fish lack bone marrow, unlike mammals, and the primary lymphoid tissues where lymphocytes are initially produced in fish include the thymus and the head kidney, often referred to as the anterior kidney or pronephros.

OBS

pronephros: The plural form is "pronephroi."

Key term(s)
  • pronephron
  • pronephroi

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil urinaire
  • Poissons
CONT

La truite arc-en-ciel possède des organes lymphoïdes typiques, [dont le thymus et la rate]. Le rein antérieur, ou pronéphros, autre organe lymphoïde important, comprend les macrophages, des granulocytes et les lymphocytes B et T.

Spanish

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