Primary lymphoid organs
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Bursa of Fabricius of birds, bone marrow and thymus gland of mammals constitute the primary lymphoid organs involved in the production and early selection of lymphocytes. These lymphocytes become dedicated to a particular antigenic specificity . Only when the lymphocytes mature in the primary lymphoidal organs, they become immunocompetent cells . In mammals, B cell maturation occurs in the bone marrow and T cells maturation occurs in the thymus.
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Bursa of Fabricius of birds, bone marrow and thymus gland of mammals constitute the primary lymphoid organs involved in the production and early selection of lymphocytes. These lymphocytes become dedicated to a particular antigenic specificity . Only when the lymphocytes mature in the primary lymphoidal organs, they become immunocompetent cells . In mammals, B cell maturation occurs in the bone marrow and T cells maturation occurs in the thymus.
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