TY - CHAP AU - Muñoz, Juan José AU - Zapata González, Agustín Gregorio A4 - Heinbockel, Thomas A4 - Shields, Vonnie D.C. PY - 2019 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.81193 SN - 978-1-78984-971-4 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/14006 AB - Numerous epithelia undergo tubulogenesis and branching morphogenesis during their development (i.e., lung, salivary gland, pancreas) in order to establish sufficient available surface for their proper functioning. The thymus is a primary lymphoid... AB - El timo es un órgano derivado del endodermo de las bolsas faríngeas donde progenitores linfoides maduran fenotípica y funcionalmente para generar el repertorio inmunológico de los linfocitos T. A pesar de la abundante literatura sobre este órgano, su... LA - eng M2 - 19 PB - IntechOpen KW - Branching morphogenesis KW - epithelium KW - tubulogenesis KW - thymus KW - thymic epithelium TI - Epithelial development based on a branching morphogenesis program: the special condition of thymic epithelium TY - book part ER -