"Thymectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Surgical removal of the thymus gland. (Dorland, 28th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D013934
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.928.770
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thymectomy" by people in Profiles.
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Autoimmune myasthenia gravis: emerging clinical and biological heterogeneity. Lancet Neurol. 2009 May; 8(5):475-90.
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Connective tissue alterations following neonatal thymectomy. VI. Calcium histochemical, growth-dynamical and thermoanalytical investigations on bone tissue of thymectomized rats. Acta Morphol Acad Sci Hung. 1975; 23(1):59-69.
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Effect of postnatal thymectomy on enchondral ossification. Acta Morphol Acad Sci Hung. 1971; 19(3):259-68.