The thymus is considered the source of mature lymphocytes and is not thought to produce progenitors with the capacity to develop into unconventional T cells in the periphery. That view requires revision.
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Hayday, A. Orchestrated leak provokes a thymus reassessment. Nat Immunol 7, 9–11 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni0106-9
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