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Thymectomy

Known as: Thymectomies, Thymectomy, not otherwise specified, thymus removal 
Surgical removal of the thymus gland. (Dorland, 28th ed)
National Institutes of Health

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Educational aspectsThoracic Surgical ProceduresThymus Glandlegislation & jurisprudence

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Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
Randomized trial of thymectomy in myasthenia gravis.
We appreciate the wide interest in the results from the international extended transsternal thymectomy trial in non-thymomatous… 
1984
1984
Estrogen and thymic hormone interactions in the female mouse.
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Idiotype-specific transplantation resistance to MOPC-315: abrogation by post-immunization thymectomy.
The idiotype-specific myeloma transplantation resistance induced in BALB/c mice by immunization with the DNP-binding IgAlambda2… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Antitumour effects of Corynebacterium parvum in mice.
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
THE LIFE-SPAN AND RECIRCULATION OF MARROW-DERIVED SMALL LYMPHOCYTES FROM THE RAT THORACIC DUCT
These experiments describe the preparation of pure marrow-derived lymphocyte suspensions from the thoracic duct of thymectomized… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Studies on immunological paralysis: VI. Thymic-independence of tolerance and immunity to type III pneumococcal polysaccharide
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Regulation of homocytotropic antibody formation in the rat. 3. Effect of thymectomy and splenectomy.
An antigen-specific subcellular component, possibly from thymus derived (T) cells that regulate homocytotropic antibody (HTA… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Spontaneous thyroiditis in the obese strain of chickens. IV. The effect of thymectomy and thymo-bursectomy on the development of the disease.
By means of radioimmunoelectrophoresis and radioelectrophoresis, thyroxinebinding antibodies were demonstrated on one or… 
Review
1967
Review
1967
Lymphopoiesis in the thymus and other tissues: functional implications.
1966
1966
Direct action of a leukemogenic virus on the thymus.
Summary When a leukemogenic virus (radiation leukemia virus, RLV), extracted from radiogenic lymphomas of strain C57BL mice, was… 
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