Immunology - The thymus in the age of retirement

被引：33

作者：

Rodewald, HR ^{[1
]}

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[1] Basel Inst Immunol, CH-4005 Basel, Switzerland

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NATURE | 1998年 / 396卷 / 6712期

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10.1038/25251

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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

One of the long-standing questions in immunology has been whether the thymus -- the main site for the production of T cells -- remains active throughout life. This question has finally been answered by measuring the levels of a by-product of T-cell formation that disappears with age. And the answer is that the thymus is, indeed, active into old age.

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