| CTE | calf thymus extract; cultured thymic epithelium |
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| FTAS | familial testicular agenesis syndrome |
| HTL | hamster tumor line; hearing threshold level; high-L-leucine transport; histotechnologist; human T-ce... |
| STAS | sporadic testicular agenesis syndrome |
| TAL | tendon of Achilles lengthening; thymic alymphoplasia |
| TNC | Thymic nurse cells |
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| T-E | Thymic epithelial |
| TEC | Thymic epithelial cell |
| TSC | Thymic stromal cells |
| thymic factor, circulating | <chemical> A thymus-dependent nonapeptide found in normal blood. Stimulates the formation of e rosettes and is believed to be involved in T-cell differentiation. Chemical name: Thymulin (12 Dec 1998) |
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| thymic hormone | <endocrinology> One of the hormones produced by the thymus that are believed to play a role in the maturation of T-lymphocytes and overall modulation of the immune system. Versions of several of them are under study as anti-HIV therapies-thymopentin and thymosin-a1 in particular. (09 Oct 1997) |
| thymic hypoplasia | diGeorge syndrome |
| thymic lymphopoietic factor | A glycoprotein (MW about 12,000) that has been extracted from thymus; this thymus-produced hormone(s) confers immunological competence on thymus-dependent cells and induces lymphopoiesis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| thymic veins | A number of small veins from the thymus emptying into the left brachiocephalic vein. Synonym: venae thymicae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lymphopenic thymic dysplasia | An obsolete term for thymic alymphoplasia. (05 Mar 2000) |