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HAMMAR1 first described cells, laden with fat granules, in the thymus cortex of ageing humans. More recently, a detailed description of the histo-chemical reactions of these cells in the mouse thymus has been given by Loewenthal and Smith2, who pointed out that these cells gave a strong red colour when stained with the periodic acid–Schiff reagent (PAS).
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Hammar, J. A., Endocrinol., 5, 543 (1921).
Loewenthal, L. A., and Smith, C., Anat. Rec., 112, 1 (1952).
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METCALF, D., ISHIDATE, M. Periodic Acid–Schiff Positive Giant Cells in the Mouse Thymus Cortex. Nature 191, 305 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/191305a0
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