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In human anatomy, the thymus is an organ located in the upper anterior portion of the chest cavity just behind the sternum. Hormones produced by this organ stimulate the production of certain infection-fighting cells. It is of central importance in the maturation of T cells. The thymus was known to the Ancient Greeks. Galen was the first to note that the size of the organ changed over the duration of...


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  • Calories:
    236 kcal
    Carbs:
    0.0g
    Protein:
    12.18g
    Fat:
    20.35g

  • Calories:
    101 kcal
    Carbs:
    0.0g
    Protein:
    17.21g
    Fat:
    3.07g

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if you have your thymus took out your chest were do t cells mature.Or do...

I think the thymus is not in your chest... but that's about all I remember from biology class.

Asked by scott m - 18 months ago

What happens to an adults immune system if they have their thymus removed?
I am 32 yrs old and about 2 weeks ago I had my thymus removed...

While in childhood the thymus produces T lymphocytes to feed the tissues of the immune system, the thymus reduces in size at puberty from 15-35g down to about 5g. The...

Asked by tarams98020 - 13 months ago

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    calf thymus DNA to the reaction mix. Why? What are the purpose of adding it? Is it necessary? Thx calf thymus DNA is a protocol artifact, but I'll have to make a few investigations ...

    Oct 23, 2008

  • Thymus question - 3 replies

    as the thymus. I don't think I've ever seen the thymus listed in any MSDS as a target organ . Usually, it's the liver, or the central nervous system. I looked into what the thymus does, and some...

    Jun 03, 2008

  • Paraffin embadding protocol for mouse liver, spleen, thymus - 3 replies

    for mouse organs, I would like to do paraffin sections of the mouse liver, spleen and thymus. Thank Hi,everybody, I've just started with IHC and already got the problems with the cutting step...

    Jan 10, 2006

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  • What does the thymus do

    Produces T-lymphocytes to fight infection. They are the cells that are destroyed by the HIV virus. They are the cells that literally eat the infections and germs....

  • Can someone please explain the thymus gland

    The thymus - what a peculiar part of the body! It is one of the rare organs that degrades itself during development. In fact, by the time a person reaches adulthood, the thymus is merely...

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