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An immunohistochemical study was carried out to detect the localization of carbonic anhydrase III (CA-III) in the bovine thymus. It was found that the CA-III activity was localized in the cells forming small clusters dispersed in the medullary region. By ultrastructural observation, these cells were identified as myoid cells.
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Nishita, T., Arishima, K., Yamamoto, M. et al. Evidence for the presence of carbonic anhydrase III in the myoid cells of the bovine thymus. Histochemistry 92, 87–88 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00495022
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