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- Author
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S. P. Shmeleva, Z. S. Khlystova, I. I. Kalinina, and O. P. Ryabchikov
- Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty ,Fetus ,General Medicine ,Biology ,Embryonic stem cell ,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology ,Haematopoiesis ,HUMAN THYMUS ,Endocrinology ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Endocrine system ,Human embryogenesis ,Primordium ,Hormone - Abstract
The endocrine function of the thymus develops earlier than lymphocytopoietic. Thymalin is produced by epithelial cells in the thymus primordium. It is released into the blood and regulates differentiation of T lymphocytes in the liver, the initial hemopoietic organ. The hormonal and lymphopoietic functions of human thymus are united on weeks 7.5-8 of embryonic life.
- Published
- 2000