William Brogan, 47, from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, believes that if doctors had taken his symptoms more seriously the ...

The toleragenic effects occur in lymphoid tissues, in this case, the thymus 1. Tolerance-inducing immunogenic effects are also likely to occur in lymph nodes and spleen 8.

Lymphoid organs are influenced by a variety of factors, and therefore special emphasis was given to separating the confounding effect of age, health status, nutritional state, geographical location, ...

Researchers say nanoparticles could help engineer the spleen – a more promising long-term survival site than the liver – into a transplant hub.

We discovered the function of the thymus and made key findings on the function of the two main subsets of lymphocytes, T cells and B cells. This was the fundamental basis for modern immunology and ...

Recognition of self-peptide–MHC complexes in the thymus is necessary for thymocyte survival, but can also result in cell death. Here, the authors provide a unique insight into this apparent ...

A model developed by LMU biophysicists demonstrates how biological processes form the convoluted internal architecture of the thymus—allowing for better suppression of autoimmune responses.

Artery in Gold This fiery golden wheel is an artery running through the thymus of a monkfish. The thymus is an organ in the lymphatic system that is a nursery for certain immune cells. The artery you ...

Also, in the involuted thymus, glandular or tubular structures can be found. [7] Therefore, adenocarcinomas can result from extreme glandular differentiation during tumor progression.

Understand the causes, disease processes and presenting symptoms of the inherited blood disorders, sickle cell and thalassaemia.

Estrogen-induced involution of the thymus is associated with a reduction in numbers of immature T lymphocytes. [36] Estrogen affects T-cell subset composition, as well as T-cell function and ...