Lymphocyte Development - 4
Sites of
lymphocyte development:
Primary
lymph organs:
Thymus gland
Bone marrow
T-cells
B-cells
Secondary
lymph organs:
Spleen
Peyer’s patches
Waldermyer rings
Lymph nodes
(tonsils &
adenoids)
Three stages
of lymphocytic maturation:
lymphoblast
prolymphocyte
lymphocyte