However, there's a fascinating gland located just behind our sternum, between the lungs, called the thymus. While it might not be as well-known as other organs, its function is vital: it's a key ...

The thymus gland, which sits behind your sternum ... The researchers suspect that a lack of thymus disrupts the function of an adult's immune system, although it's unclear why that is.

Its function has been poorly understood, largely because the gland atrophies after childhood. Now it appears that the thymus founds a line of cells that is responsible for the production of antibody ...

We discovered the function of the thymus and made key findings on the function of the two main subsets of lymphocytes, T cells and B cells. This was the fundamental basis for modern immunology.

The Thymus gland is a central figure of the immune system ... These thymic lymphocytes carry out three defensive functions; first, they stimulate the production and growth of antibodies by other ...

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is a rare cancer of the thymus gland, an important component of the immune system, which produces T-cells and is associated with autoimmune disorders.

Deletion of the ‘glial cells missing-2’ gene in mice disrupts development of the parathyroid glands but does not ... Surprisingly, the thymus has been identified as a secondary source of ...

Cancer of the thymus gland is rare. Most cancers that start in the thymus gland are called thymomas. There’s also a much rarer form of thymus gland cancer called thymic carcinoma. The thymus gland is ...