"Thymus Gland" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A single, unpaired primary lymphoid organ situated in the MEDIASTINUM, extending superiorly into the neck to the lower edge of the THYROID GLAND and inferiorly to the fourth costal cartilage. It is necessary for normal development of immunologic function early in life. By puberty, it begins to involute and much of the tissue is replaced by fat.
| Descriptor ID |
D013950
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A10.549.750 A15.382.520.604.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Thymus Gland- Thymus Gland
- Gland, Thymus
- Glands, Thymus
- Thymus Glands
- Thymus
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| 2018 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thymus Gland" by people in Profiles.
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Evaluation of the chest computed tomography and hemogram data in patients with COVID-19: the importance of thymus Turk J Med Sci. 2021 06 28; 51(3):991-1000.
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ThymUS in times of stress. Nat Immunol. 2021 05; 22(5):545-549.
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Modeling Immunity In Vitro: Slices, Chips, and Engineered Tissues. Annu Rev Biomed Eng. 2021 07 13; 23:461-491.
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COVID-19 hospitalization rates rise exponentially with age, inversely proportional to thymic T-cell production. J R Soc Interface. 2021 03; 18(176):20200982.
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Thymic Aging May Be Associated with COVID-19 Pathophysiology in the Elderly. Cells. 2021 03 12; 10(3).
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Results and Prospects of Using Activator of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Differentiation in Complex Therapy for Patients with COVID-19. Stem Cell Rev Rep. 2021 02; 17(1):285-290.
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Biomodulina T (InmunyVital®) Restores T Cells and Helps Contain COVID-19. Front Immunol. 2020; 11:606447.
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Thymosin Alpha 1 Reduces the Mortality of Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019 by Restoration of Lymphocytopenia and Reversion of Exhausted T Cells. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 11 19; 71(16):2150-2157.
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The role of the thymus in COVID-19 disease severity: implications for antibody treatment and immunization. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2021 03 04; 17(3):638-643.
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What chances do children have against COVID-19? Is the answer hidden within the thymus? Eur J Pediatr. 2021 Mar; 180(3):983-986.