Thymosin (Noun)
Meaning
Hormone secreted by the thymus; stimulates immunological activity of lymphoid tissue.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- Researchers isolated thymosin from thymic extracts and tested its effects on the development of lymphocytes.
- Thymosin promotes the differentiation and proliferation of thymocytes in the thymus.
- In response to infections, thymosin helps regulate the function of immune cells by influencing lymphoid tissue activity.
- Recent studies suggest that abnormalities in thymosin secretion may be involved in autoimmune disorders and certain cancers.
- Immunologists found that exogenous administration of thymosin increased lymphocyte levels in animal models, pointing to potential therapeutic applications of this thymus-secreted hormone.