1. 胸腺：并加以标示萤光基因,使白血病细胞能在萤光下呈现绿色,以供研究人员观察癌症在动物体内的发状况. 结果发现在最初期时,呈现萤光绿的白血病细胞出现于胸腺(thymus gland),再扩散至鳃和眼睛后面的组织;然后才进一步散布至骨骼肌和腹部器官.
noun
1. a ductless glandular organ at the base of the neck that produces lymphocytes and aids in producing immunity
atrophies with age
Synonym: thymus