this reduction associated with the absence of high density thymocytes , with the reduction of cells expressing alpha- and beta-chains of the t cell receptor and in conclusion with the lymphocyte depletion , suggests that in ds thymuses there is a deficient expansion of immature t cells resulting in a reduction of the various thymocyte subpopulations , including the thymocyte pool able to differentiate into functionally mature t cells .
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