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The thymus (: thymuses or thymi) is a specialized primary lymphoid organ of the immune system. Within the thymus, T cells mature. T cells are critical to the adaptive immune system, where the body adapts to specific foreign invaders. The thymus is located in the upper front part of the chest, in the anterior superior mediastinum, behind the sternum, and in front of the heart. It is made up of two lobes, each consisting of a central medulla and an outer cortex, surrounded by a capsule.
The thymus is a specialized immune organ located in the upper front part of your chest where T cells mature and develop into critical components of your body's adaptive immune system. It matters because these T cells help your body recognize and fight specific foreign invaders, making the thymus essential for your immune defenses.
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Key facts
- Anatomy.Name
- Thymus
- Anatomy.Latin
- thymus
- Anatomy.Greek
- θύμος
- Anatomy.Image
- Illu thymus.jpg
- Anatomy.Caption
- Position of the human thymus
- Anatomy.Precursor
- Third pharyngeal pouch
- Anatomy.System
- Lymphatic system, part of the immune system
- Anatomy.Lymph
- Tracheobronchial, parasternal
- Anatomy.Function
- Support the development of functional T cells
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Research
93,268 papers- Thymus hormones.British medical journal · 1977
- Thymus organogenesis and development of the thymic stroma.ReviewMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2007Nowell CS, Farley AM, Blackburn CCDOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-395-0_8
- Thymus therapy for cancer? A criteria-based, systematic review.European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) · 1997Ernst EDOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(96)00475-3
- [Thymus hormones and immunity].ReviewUspekhi sovremennoi biologii · 1977Giulling EV, Nikol'skiĭ IS
- [Immunobiology of thymus peptides: T-activin].ReviewZhurnal mikrobiologii, epidemiologii i immunobiologii · 1987Arion VIa
- Plants belonging to the genus Thymus as antibacterial agents: from farm to pharmacy.ReviewFood chemistry · 2015Nabavi SM, Marchese A, Izadi M et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2014.10.042
- Thymus therapy for cancer.European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) · 1997Cassileth BRDOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(97)00009-9
- [Endocrine function of the thymus].ReviewVutreshni bolesti · 1975Kostadinov D
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Wikidata facts
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- Human thymus posterior view.jpg
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- Commons category
- Thymus (organ)
- anatomical location
- cavity of bony thorax
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- Thymus (organ)
- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C12433
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