The movement of a thymocyte through distinct intrathymic niches (e.g. medulla, cortex), where it receives a unique set of developmental cues required for T-cell development, dependent on extracellular matrix components including fibronectin, collagen and laminin.
negative regulation of cell adhesion involved in substrate-bound cell migration +
negative regulation of thymocyte migration +
positive regulation of thymocyte migration +
regulation of thymocyte migration +
substrate-dependent cell migration, cell attachment to substrate +