Surprisingly, the thymus has been identified as ... like PTH produced by the parathyroid glands, regulated by extracellular Ca or by hormones involved in Ca homeostasis? Calcitriol, a hormone ...

The blood cells that manufacture antibodies trace their origin back to the thymus gland. It has recently been discovered that the gland also secretes a substance that enables the cells to make ...

Between the lungs and in front of the heart sits a small gland called the thymus that wields incredible power over human health by producing T cells, key components of our immune system.

The researchers were able to show that in the thymus gland of humans and mice not only the epithelial cells but also B cells express and present AQP4 to the T cell precursors. If the B cells were ...