| thymidine |
A nucleoside combining the base thymine with D-ribose. One of the building blocks of DNA.
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| thymosin |
A polypeptide hormone of the thymus gland that influences the maturation of T cells destined for an active role in cell-mediated immunity.
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| thymus |
A mass of glandular tissue (lymphoid organ) found in the upper chest under the breastbone in humans. The thymus is essential to the development of the body's system of immunity beginning in fetal life (ie, before birth). The thymus processes white blood cells (see Lymphocytes), which kill foreign cells and stimulate other immune cells to produce antibodies. ...
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| thyroid |
An endocrine gland that produces hormones, including thyroxine and triiodothyronine.
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| thymine dimer |
A pair of abnormally chemically bonded adjacent thymine bases in DNA, resulting from damage by ultra-violet irradiation. The cellular processes that repair this lesion often make errors that create mutations.
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