 Thymus Gland
"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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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2004 | 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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Contreras YM, Yu X, Hale MA, Callaway CW, Bareyan D, McKnight RA, Joss-Moore LA, Enioutina EY, Lane RH. Intrauterine growth restriction alters T-lymphocyte cell number and dual specificity phosphatase 1 levels in the thymus of newborn and juvenile rats. Pediatr Res. 2011 Aug; 70(2):123-9.
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Kubicky RA, Faerber EN, de Chadarevian JP, Wu S, Rezvani I, De Luca F. An adolescent with a mediastinal mass, diagnosed with Graves disease and thymic hyperplasia. Pediatrics. 2010 Feb; 125(2):e433-7.
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Bruins W, Zwart E, Attardi LD, Iwakuma T, Hoogervorst EM, Beems RB, Miranda B, van Oostrom CT, van den Berg J, van den Aardweg GJ, Lozano G, van Steeg H, Jacks T, de Vries A. Increased sensitivity to UV radiation in mice with a p53 point mutation at Ser389. Mol Cell Biol. 2004 Oct; 24(20):8884-94.
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Mendoza-Alvarez H, Chavez-Bueno S, Alvarez-Gonzalez R. Chain length analysis of ADP-ribose polymers generated by poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) as a function of beta-NAD+ and enzyme concentrations. IUBMB Life. 2000 Aug; 50(2):145-9.
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