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Abstract
Thymosin. A family of heat-stable, polypeptide hormones secreted by the thymus gland. Their biological activities include lymphocytopoiesis, restoration of immunological competence and enhancement of expression of T-cell characteristics and function. They have therapeutic potential in patients having primary or secondary immunodeficiency diseases, cancer or diseases related to aging.
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- Thymosins
- Thymosin Fs
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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/biosyn /physiol permitted
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History Note
84(75); was see under THYMUS HORMONES 1977-83, was see under THYMUS EXTRACTS 1975-76
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- Glycoproteins (1973-1974)
- Thymus Extracts (1974)
- Thymus Gland (1973-1974)
- Tissue Extracts (1973-1974)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Thymosin. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013947. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013947
- Thymosin. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thymosin
- Thymosin. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q424656