"Thymus Gland" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A single, unpaired primary lymphoid organ situated in the MEDIASTINUM, extending superiorly into the neck to the lower edge of the THYROID GLAND and inferiorly to the fourth costal cartilage. It is necessary for normal development of immunologic function early in life. By puberty, it begins to involute and much of the tissue is replaced by fat.
| Descriptor ID |
D013950
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A10.549.750 A15.382.520.604.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Thymus Gland- Thymus Gland
- Gland, Thymus
- Glands, Thymus
- Thymus Glands
- Thymus
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thymus Gland" by people in Profiles.
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Brief Report: Role of Thymic Reconstitution in the Outcome of AIDS-Related PML. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2015 Dec 01; 70(4):357-61.
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Thymic flap for bronchial stump reinforcement after lobectomy. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Mar; 99(3):1071-3.
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A randomized controlled trial of palifermin (recombinant human keratinocyte growth factor) for the treatment of inadequate CD4+ T-lymphocyte recovery in patients with HIV-1 infection on antiretroviral therapy. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 01; 66(4):399-406.
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Medullary thymic epithelial cell depletion leads to autoimmune hepatitis. J Clin Invest. 2013 Aug; 123(8):3510-24.
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Leptin deficiency-induced obesity affects the density of mast cells in abdominal fat depots and lymph nodes in mice. Lipids Health Dis. 2012 Feb 07; 11:21.
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Early-phase ERK activation as a biomarker for metabolic status in fragile X syndrome. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet. 2008 Oct 05; 147B(7):1253-7.
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Distinct mechanisms of T cell reconstitution can be identified by estimating thymic volume in adult HIV-1 disease. J Infect Dis. 2005 Nov 01; 192(9):1577-87.
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Assessing thymopoiesis in patients with common variable immunodeficiency as measured by T-cell receptor excision circles. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2004 Nov; 93(5):478-84.
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Age-related immune dysfunction in health and in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease: association of age and HIV infection with naive CD8+ cell depletion, reduced expression of CD28 on CD8+ cells, and reduced thymic volumes. J Infect Dis. 2003 Jun 15; 187(12):1924-33.
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Entrapment of recent thymic emigrants in lymphoid tissues from HIV-infected patients: association with HIV cellular viral load. AIDS. 2002 Nov 08; 16(16):2119-27.