Lab Anim Sci. 1991 Jun;41(3):227-32.

Ontogeny of the thymus gland of a marsupial (Monodelphis domestica).

Hubbard GB, Saphire DG, Hackleman SM, Silva MV, Vandeberg JL, Stone WH.

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Department of Laboratory Animal Medicine, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, San Antonio, TX 78228.

Abstract

The gray short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica) has recently been established as a laboratory animal; consequently, its utility as an animal model is enhanced as more of its basic biologic characteristics become defined. To this end, we studied the ontogeny of the thymus gland in M. domestica ranging in age from the day of birth to over three years. In contrast to most Australian marsupials, M. domestica possesses only a thoracic thymus. The thymus is large in neonates and remains large until young adulthood (six months of age). It has a well-defined cortex, medulla and Hassall's corpuscles. At about six months of age, the thymuses of most animals begin to atrophy, the cortex and medulla being replaced by fat. By 28 months of age, about 50% of animals have thymuses that are completely atrophied. Thus, the ontogeny of the thymus of M. domestica appears to be similar to that of eutherian mammals.

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