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Schematic diagram of potential interactions of factors in the early steps of the formation of the thymus. See main text for details. Color code of the different tissue compartments: Endoderm—from yellow to dark brown; mesoderm—rose; NC mesenchyme—blue. Solid and dashed lines indicate known and hypothetical interactions, respectively. Bold font—transcription factor. Regular font—signaling molecule.
