"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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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thymus Gland" by people in Profiles.
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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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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.
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Immune recovery in HIV disease: role of the thymus and T cell expansion in immune reconstitution strategies. J Hematother Stem Cell Res. 2002 Oct; 11(5):777-86.
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T cell receptor excision circle (TREC) content following maximum HIV suppression is equivalent in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected individuals. AIDS. 2001 Sep 28; 15(14):1757-64.
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Evaluation of thymopoiesis using T cell receptor excision circles (TRECs): differential correlation between adult and pediatric TRECs and na?ve phenotypes. Clin Immunol. 2000 Nov; 97(2):95-101.
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Overexpression of CD1d by keratinocytes in psoriasis and CD1d-dependent IFN-gamma production by NK-T cells. J Immunol. 2000 Oct 01; 165(7):4076-85.