Hassal corpuscles are characteristic of

Thymus

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The correct option is C Thymus
Hassal corpuscles are the smallest structure of medulla in human thymus. It is also called as thymic corpuscles. It formed from eosinophilic epithelial reticular cells. It produces cytokines that help in cell signaling. It also produces chemokines which affect the function of other cells of thymic medulla.

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