Thymosin
| Definition: |
Thymosin. A family of heat-stable, polypeptide hormones secreted by the thymus gland. Their biological activities include lymphocytopoiesis, restoration of immunological competence and enhancement of expression of T-cell characteristics and function. They have therapeutic potential in patients having primary or secondary immunodeficiency diseases, cancer or diseases related to aging. |
| Notes: |
/biosyn /physiol permitted |
| Also Called: |
Thymosin Fs |
| CAS Type 1 Name: |
CAS Number: |
61512-21-8 |
| Previously Indexed: |
Glycoproteins (1973-1974),Thymus Extracts (1974),Thymus Gland (1973-1974),Tissue Extracts (1973-1974) |
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