title: Thymic epithelial cultures 30 years ago, and their interpretation.
abstract: In cultures of human fetal thymus giant cells comprising of epithelial cells and lymphocytes were observed. These epithelial-lymphocyte complexes are interpreted with regard to the growth and cell division of lymphocytes. These observations were the first on in vitro nurse cell formation.
authors.affiliation: Clinique Baudeloque, Paris, France.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Klein
mesh_terms: D002455:Cell Division; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004847:Epithelial Cells; D005333:Fetus / Q000166:cytology; D006801:Humans; D009040:Motion Pictures; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000166:cytology*