thymus gland
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Plus a tweak: The donor pig’s thymus gland, which trains the immune system, was attached to the donated kidney in hopes that it would help Pisano’s body tolerate the new organ.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 24, 2024
In children and adolescents, the thymus gland functions as a "school for T cells."
From Science Daily ● Feb. 21, 2024
The researchers were able to show that in the thymus gland of humans and mice not only the epithelial cells but also B cells express and present AQP4 to the T cell precursors.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 21, 2024
The N.Y.U. procedure also calls for embedding the pig’s thymus gland, which is responsible for educating the immune system, underneath the outer layer of the new kidney to prevent an immune-system attack.
From New York Times ● Aug. 16, 2023
The thymus gland is an organ which occurs in the upper part of the thorax of the child, but which atrophies and practically disappears after the age of two years.
From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin
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