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The thymus (pl.: thymuses or thymi) is a specialized primary lymphoid organ of the immune system. Within the thymus, thymus cell lymphocytes or T cells...43 KB (5,063 words) - 20:32, 9 August 2024
cells then migrate to the thymus gland to develop (or mature). T cells derive their name from the thymus. After migration to the thymus, the precursor cells...71 KB (9,026 words) - 12:33, 26 April 2024
pre-adolescent periods. The thymus is located between the inferior neck and the superior thorax. At puberty, by the early teens, the thymus begins to atrophy...54 KB (6,313 words) - 13:43, 31 July 2024
Thymosin (category Hormones of the thymus gland)They are named thymosins because they were originally isolated from the thymus, but most are now known to be present in many other tissues. Thymosins...6 KB (697 words) - 11:26, 27 September 2023
Thymulin (category Hormones of the thymus gland)serique) is a nonapeptide produced by two distinct epithelial populations in the thymus first described by Bach in 1977. It requires zinc for biological activity...4 KB (353 words) - 06:20, 27 August 2023
AIRE is a transcription factor expressed in the medulla (inner part) of the thymus. It is part of the mechanism which eliminates self-reactive T cells that...27 KB (3,095 words) - 21:47, 5 June 2024
Sweetbread is a culinary name for the thymus (also called throat, gullet, or neck sweetbread) or pancreas (also called stomach, belly or heart sweetbread)...8 KB (731 words) - 14:49, 29 May 2024- present in the thymus, before it undergoes transformation into a T cell. Thymocytes are produced as stem cells in the bone marrow and reach the thymus via the...21 KB (2,589 words) - 10:38, 12 August 2024
- organs such as the bone marrow and the thymus. In mammals, B cells mature in the bone marrow and T cells mature in the thymus. Central tolerance is not perfect...32 KB (4,109 words) - 21:21, 17 July 2024
Beta thymosins (category Hormones of the thymus gland)exclusively in multicellular animals. Thymosin β4 was originally obtained from the thymus in company with several other small proteins which although named collectively...17 KB (1,779 words) - 17:08, 8 November 2023- Thymus transplantation is a form of organ transplantation where the thymus is moved from one body to another. It is used in certain immunodeficiencies...7 KB (878 words) - 10:58, 19 April 2024
A thymoma is a tumor originating from the epithelial cells of the thymus that is considered a rare malignancy. Thymomas are frequently associated with...12 KB (1,317 words) - 20:48, 24 June 2024- refers to an enlargement ("hyperplasia") of the thymus. It is not always a disease state. The size of the thymus usually peaks during adolescence and atrophies...4 KB (293 words) - 22:15, 15 July 2024
Thymosin α1 (category Hormones of the thymus gland)Thymosin α1 is a peptide fragment derived from prothymosin alpha, a protein that in humans is encoded by the PTMA gene. It was the first of the peptides...10 KB (1,213 words) - 12:52, 19 January 2024- lymphoma refers to a group of T-cell lymphomas that develop away from the thymus[citation needed] or bone marrow. Examples include: Cutaneous T-cell lymphomas...2 KB (97 words) - 00:25, 25 November 2023
well-defined cortical layers include kidneys, adrenal glands, ovaries, the thymus, and portions of the brain, including the cerebral cortex, the best-known...4 KB (413 words) - 01:10, 3 January 2024- Thymic hypoplasia is a condition where the thymus is underdeveloped or involuted. There are various causes of thymic hypoplasia such as 22q11.2 deletion...2 KB (132 words) - 16:32, 27 December 2022
- has differentiated in the thymus, and successfully undergone the positive and negative processes of central selection in the thymus. Among these are the...9 KB (1,147 words) - 07:16, 18 July 2023
- induction, tolerance is categorized as either central tolerance, occurring in the thymus and bone marrow, or peripheral tolerance, taking place in other tissues...50 KB (6,036 words) - 18:32, 12 August 2024
- Thymic veins are veins which drain the thymus. They are tributaries of the left brachiocephalic vein. Keynes, G (1967). "The Thymic Vein". British Medical...1 KB (61 words) - 21:41, 15 May 2024
- structure found in granules in the stratum granulosum of the epidermis, which may be involved in keratinization, and in Hassall corpuscles in the thymus.
- structures are the spleen, the adrenals, the thyroid gland, the parathyroids, the thymus and the carotid and coccygeal bodies. In addition to these the lymphatic
- chakra) The thymus is the gland most closely linked to this chakra. This chakra is for courage, faith, family, love and community. The thymus gland is
- and T lymphocytes being found primarily within lymph nodes. Tonsils and the thymus gland are also considered lymph organs and are involved in immunity. We