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MICE homozygous for the mutation, nude (nu) have been reported to have no thymus1, although they retain a prelymphoid thymic rudiment2. Here, I report the occurrence of individuals that are by external signs (including hairlessness) a nude mutation but possess an apparently normal thymus.
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PANTELOURIS, E. Nude mice with normal thymus. Nature 254, 140–141 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1038/254140b0
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