Light and electronmicroscopic details of Thymic Reticuloepithelial cells in Nandanam Chicken (Gallus domesticus)
- Professor, Centre for Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai- 600 007.
- Professor, Dept. of Veterinary Anatomy , Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai- 600 007.
- Professor, Dept. of Veterinary Anatomy, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai- 600 007.
- Associate Professor, Dept. of Veterinary Anatomy, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai- 600 007.
- Professor, Central Clinical Laboratory Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai- 600 007.
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A light and electron microscopic study on the structure of thymic reticuloepihelial cells (RECs) was done in Nandanam chicken of various age groups ranging from day-old to forty weeks. The RECs were stellate shaped with large nucleus in an eosinophilic cytoplasm. Found to be more in number in medulla than the cortex. RECs in the cortex were smaller with long cytoplasmic processes and those in the medulla were larger with short processes. Under electron microscope, three types of RECs were observed in all the age groups studied. The first type were paler cells and the second type cells were darker cells. The first type were commonly observed in the cortex whereas the second type were also observed in the medulla. A third type of REC was observed in the cortico-medullary junction and in the medulla. These cells had a pale nucleus.
[T.A.Kannan, Geetha Ramesh, S.Ushakumari, S.Venkatesan, S.Vairamuthu. (2015); Light and electronmicroscopic details of Thymic Reticuloepithelial cells in Nandanam Chicken (Gallus domesticus) Int. J. of Adv. Res. 3 (Sep). 841-846] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
