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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… 
National Institutes of Health

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Acute Thymic InvolutionBenign neoplasm of thymusClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium TerminologyDLEU1 Protein

Broader (3)

Anterior mediastinumCorticomedullary organLymphoid Tissue

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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… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Screening of some Palestinian medicinal plants for antibacterial activity.
Review
1998
Review
1998
CD40 and CD154 in cell-mediated immunity.
CD40-CD154-mediated contact-dependent signals between B and T cells are required for the generation of thymus dependent (TD… 
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… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
CD1d1 mutant mice are deficient in natural T cells that promptly produce IL-4.
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… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
The immune responses in CD40-deficient mice: impaired immunoglobulin class switching and germinal center formation.
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Dependence of thymus development on derivatives of the neural crest.
Elimination of limited areas of the cephalic neural crest in stage 9 or 10 chick embryos markedly reduced the size of the thymus… 
Review
1976
Review
1976
Precursor cells of mechanocytes.
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
THE FUNCTIONS OF THE THYMUS SYSTEM AND THE BURSA SYSTEM IN THE CHICKEN
The bursa of Fabricius and the thymus are "central lymphoid organs" in the chicken, essential to the ontogenetic development of… 
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