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Descriptor English:
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Thymosin
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Timosina
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Timosina
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Synonyms English:
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Thymosin Fs
Thymosins
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Tree Number:
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D06.472.910.850
D12.644.548.869
D12.776.922
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Definition English:
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Thymosin. A family of heat-stable, polypeptide hormones secreted by the thymus gland. Their biological activities include lymphocytopoiesis, restoration of immunological competence and enhancement of expression of T-cell characteristics and function. They have therapeutic potential in patients having primary or secondary immunodeficiency diseases, cancer or diseases related to aging. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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/biosyn /physiol permitted
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History Note English:
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84(75); was see under THYMUS HORMONES 1977-83, was see under THYMUS EXTRACTS 1975-76
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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14335
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Unique Identifier:
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D013947
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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