Ectopic cervical thymi and no thymic involution until midlife in naked mole-rats
S. Emmrich, F. Tolibzoda Zakusilo, A. Trapp, X. Zhou, Q. Zhang, E. M. Irving, M. G. Drage, Z. Zhang, V. N. Gladyshev, A. Seluanov, V. Gorbunova
This study shows that naked mole-rats lack thymic involution until midlife and have ectopic cervical thymi with distinct T cell composition compared to mice.
bioRxiv · Aug 1, 2021Immunology