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Definition of Thymosin

1. Noun. Hormone secreted by the thymus; stimulates immunological activity of lymphoid tissue.

Definition of Thymosin

1. Noun. A polypeptide hormone, secreted by the thymus, that stimulates the development of T cells as part of the immune system ¹

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Definition of Thymosin

1. a hormone secreted by the thymus [n -S]

Medical Definition of Thymosin

1. Peptide (28 amino acids) that restores aspects of immune function in vivo and in vitro. Possibly a thymic hormone. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Thymosin

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1. Statistics and Science: A Festschrift for Terry Speed by Darlene Renee Goldstein, T. P. Speed (2003)
"The algorithm retains 4 genes out of the 7129 considered. These are • 1763 thymosin beta-4 mRNA • 1779 MPO Myeloperoxidase ..."

2. Health Benefits of Smoking Cessation: A Report of the Surgeon General by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Therapies included chemotherapy with radiation therapy, with or without thymosin fraction V. The three patient groups were similar in disease extent, ..."

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