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Fig. 2

From: Primary explants of the postnatal thymus allow the expansion of clonogenic thymic epithelial cells that constitute thymospheres

Fig. 2

Clonogenic TECs derived from thymic explants restore the four subsets of medullary TECs and most of these cells highly express CD80. A Most cells derived from primary explants cultured in functionalized coverslips express the classic epithelial marker EpCAM (CD326). B The four subsets of medullary TECs were present in the epithelial cell colonies derived from thymic explants. C Most cells derived from explants highly express CD80. A–C scale bar: 20 µm D = 100 n = 2. DIC = differential interference contrast,  mTECs = medullary thymic epithelial cells

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