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Thymus Gland

Known as: Thymus, Chest>Thymus gland, Thymus Glands 
A bi-lobed organ surrounded by a connective tissue capsule. It is located in the upper anterior portion of the chest, behind the sternum. It is… Expand
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Acute Thymic InvolutionBenign neoplasm of thymusClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium TerminologyDLEU1 Protein
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Broader (3)

Anterior mediastinumCorticomedullary organLymphoid Tissue

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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Flt3 Ligand Regulates Dendritic Cell Development from Flt3+ Lymphoid and Myeloid-committed Progenitors to Flt3+ Dendritic Cells In Vivo
Stimulation of Flt3 receptor tyrosine kinase through its cognate ligand expands early hematopoietic progenitor and dendritic… Expand
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
BH3-only Bcl-2 family member Bim is required for apoptosis of autoreactive thymocytes
During lymphocyte development, the assembly of genes coding for antigen receptors occurs by the combinatorial linking of gene… Expand
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Screening of some Palestinian medicinal plants for antibacterial activity.
Antibacterial activity of organic and aqueous extracts of 15 Palestinian medicinal plants were carried against eight different… Expand
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
TLR6: A novel member of an expanding toll-like receptor family.
Drosophila Toll protein is shown to activate the innate immune system in adult and regulate the dorsoventral patterning in the… Expand
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Hox group 3 paralogs regulate the development and migration of the thymus, thyroid, and parathyroid glands.
The thymus, thyroid, and parathyroid glands in vertebrates develop from the pharyngeal region, with contributions both from… Expand
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
CD1d1 mutant mice are deficient in natural T cells that promptly produce IL-4.
Murine CD1 has been implicated in the development and function of an unusual subset of T cells, termed natural T (NT) cells, that… Expand
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Augmented humoral and anaphylactic responses in FcγRII-deficient mice
DESPITE its widespread distribution on both lymphoid and myeloid cells, the biological role of the low-affinity immuno-globulin-G… Expand
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
The immune responses in CD40-deficient mice: impaired immunoglobulin class switching and germinal center formation.
An engagement of CD40 with CD40 ligand (CD40L) expressed on activated T cells is known to provide an essential costimulatory… Expand
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Characterization of sgk, a novel member of the serine/threonine protein kinase gene family which is transcriptionally induced by glucocorticoids and serum.
A novel member of the serine/threonine protein kinase gene family, designated sgk, for serum and glucocorticoid-regulated kinase… Expand
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Review
1976
Review
1976
Precursor cells of mechanocytes.
Publisher Summary This chapter discusses precursor cells of mechanocytes. Among the cells of connective tissue, precursors of… Expand
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