Observations of age and environmental influences on the thymus kept in tissue culture.
In tissue cultures of thymus of rats of various ages only the cells of Gomori- and PAS-positivity showed iodine incorporation as demonstrated by radioautography. Above other cells of the migration zone no grains indicating iodine accumulation were observable. The capacity of iodine accumulation depends on the age of the animal, namely it decreases with the ageing.
D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D001345:Autoradiography; D046508:Culture Techniques; D003864:Depression, Chemical; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D007455:Iodine / Q000378:metabolism*; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000494:pharmacology*
D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D011134:Polysaccharides; D013972:Thyrotropin; D007455:Iodine