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all of the following are true of the thymus, except:
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it continues to grow until puberty, and then its size remains constant.
during maturation, any t cells sensitive to normal tissue antigens are destroyed.
the thymus has two lobes.
while in the thymus, t cells do not participate in the immune response.
The thymus grows until puberty and then undergoes involution (shrinks), not remaining constant in size. T - cell maturation in the thymus involves destruction of self - reactive T cells. The thymus has two lobes. And T cells in the thymus are in a maturation stage and do not participate in the immune response yet.
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It continues to grow until puberty, and then its size remains constant.