Concept information
Preferred term
Bursa of Fabricius
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Scope note
- An epithelial outgrowth of the cloaca in birds similar to the thymus in mammals. It atrophies within 6 months after birth and remains as a fibrous remnant in adult birds. It is composed of lymphoid tissue and prior to involution, is the site of B-lymphocyte maturation.
History note
- 66(65)
In other languages
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Finnish
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bursa Fabricii
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bursa Fabricius
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Fabricius
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002060
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