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This article was originally published with the title “ The Thyroid and Thymus in Relation to Development ” in SA Supplements Vol. 78 No. 2017supp (August 1914), p. 137 doi:10.1038 ...

T cells are generated in the thymus and exported to peripheral lymphoid organs, a process that is under hormonal control. In this article, the authors discuss the mechanisms of thymus-specific T ...

The thymus is a central lymphatic organ that is responsible for many immunological functions, including the production of mature, functional T cells and the induction of self-tolerance. Benign or ...

We’ve seen this function diminish with age, and this protein was able to mitigate that to potentially allow for better tolerance in T-cells that come out of the thymus,” added Griffith. Reference: ...

Background: CASTLE, or Thyroid Carcinoma Showing Thymus-Like Elements, is an indolent and uncommon cancer that is believed to originate from either ectopic thymus tissue or remnants from the branchial ...

The thymus (orange in this illustration) is an immune system organ that sits between the lungs, right in front of and above the heart. This gland might be more important for adult health than ...

Rapid aging of the thymus linked to decline in free radical defenses Date: August 6, 2015 Source: Cell Press Summary: A critical immune organ called the thymus shrinks rapidly with age, putting ...

A pediatric surgery team at Duke University successfully performed a heart transplant and a thymus tissue transplant from the same donor. By transplanting both, the odds of rejection may be reduced.

The thymus, credited as being the “seat of the soul” by Galen of Pergamon almost 2000 years ago, was later considered to be a “graveyard” for dying cells and was deemed to be “an ...

A model developed by LMU biophysicists demonstrates how biological processes form the convoluted internal architecture of the thymus—allowing for better suppression of autoimmune responses.