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Thymus and surgeon: an attractive and challenging gland
The thymus is a small gland sited in the anterior-superior mediastinum, approximately in the midline. It has an h-shape presenting two upper and two lower horns. It lies on the anterior surface of the pericardium starting from
Minute exocrine glands in the compound eyes of water strider
Epidermis of insects are covered with sensilla (sensory receptors) and exocrine glands, which are responsible for sensing and interacting with the external environment. Exocrine glands secret chemicals, such as pheromones, lubricant and noxious substances, to the outside
