Epithelial reticular cells (or epithelioreticular cells) are a structure in both the cortex and medulla of the thymus. In Anatomy and Zoology the cortex ( Latin: "bark" "rind" "shell" or "husk" is the outermost (or "superficial" In Human anatomy, the thymus is an organ located in the upper Anterior portion of the chest cavity just behind the Sternum. However, histologically, they are more easily identified in the cortex. These cells contain secretory granules which are thought to contain the thymic hormones.

There are six different types: Types 1-3 are in the cortex, and types 4-6 are in the medulla.

External links

• Histology at BU 07404loa
• Description at umdnj.edu
• Histology at OU 61_06 - "Thymus"
• UIUC Histology Subject 416

For similarly-named academic institutions see Education in Boston MA. University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a Coeducational public Research university located in the U The College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign is a medical school at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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