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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
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Zinc(II) complexes of the second-generation quinolone antibacterial drug enrofloxacin: Structure and DNA or albumin interaction.
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Expression Cloning of a New Member of the ABO Blood Group Glycosyltransferases, iGb3 Synthase, That Directs the Synthesis of Isoglobo-glycosphingolipids*
The large array of different glycolipids described in mammalian tissues is a reflection, in part, of diverse glycosyltransferase… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Toxicity of triorganotin compounds: comparative in vivo studies with a series of trialkyltin compounds and triphenyltin chloride in male rats.
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Thymus-independent antigens: complexity of B-lymphocyte activation revealed.
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
T-cell subpopulations in chronic lymphocytic leukemia: abnormalities in distribtuion and in in vitro receptor maturation.
Purified human thymus-derived (T) lymphocytes were analyzed by detection of Fc receptors for either IgG or IgM in healthy… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Thymus dependence of viral antigens
AFTER exposure of animals to most antigens, formation of antibody by cells of the B lymphocyte lineage requires helper effects of… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
GENERATION OF CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTES IN VITRO
Mouse cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) were generated in unidirectional mixed leukocyte cultures (MLC) using normal C57BL/6 spleen… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
B cell mitogenic properties of thymus-independent antigens.
CERTAIN antigens are known to be immunogenic in the absence of thymus-derived (T) lymphocytes1–5. One extreme explanation of this… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
DIFFERENTIATION OF T CELLS INDUCED BY PREPARATIONS FROM THYMUS AND BY NONTHYMIC AGENTS
"Determination" implies that although a given cell displays none of the recognizable phenotypic traits characteristic of a… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
The molecular structure of nucleohistone (DNH).
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