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MYOID cells are a common constituent of the thymus in lower vertebrates. Many recent electron microscopic studies of amphibia, reptiles and birds1–8, as well as foetal mammals3,9, confirm the presence within these cells of all the principal components of skeletal muscle.
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BOCKMAN, D. Myoid Cells in Adult Human Thymus. Nature 218, 286–287 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/218286a0
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