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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) thymosin
a hormone, produced by the thymus gland, that promotes the development of T cells from stem cells.

Etymology: (1966; appar. < Gk

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1. (noun) thymosin
hormone secreted by the thymus; stimulates immunological activity of lymphoid tissue

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U.S. National Library of Medicine

1. thymosin
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.

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