thymus corticomedullary boundary

Term ID

UBERON:0003988

Synonyms

• thymic cortico-medullary boundary
• thymic corticomedullary boundary
• thymic corticomedullary junction
• thymic corticomedullary zone
• thymus CMZ
• thymus cortico-medullary boundary
• thymus corticomedullary junction
• thymus corticomedullary zone

Definition

The dense region demarcating the thymus medulla from the surrounding cortex that is characterized by numerous blood vessels (predominantly arterioles) with some perivascular connective tissue, mature and immature T lymphocytes, dendritic cells, variable numbers of perivascular B-lymphocytes and plasma cells; site of entry of bone marrow stem cells and exit of mature, functional T cells

References

Ontology

Cell Ontology