Abstract:
:The human thymus is required for establishment of a normal T cell repertoire in fetal development, as children born without a thymus (DiGeorge Syndrome) lack thymus-derived (T) and T cell immunity. While the function of the thymus in children for production of new T cells is clear, it has not been obvious that the adult thymus can produce significant numbers of new T cells. Until recently, no assays were available to directly evaluate postnatal thymic function. This paper reviews work on human thymic aging at Duke University School of Medicine and discusses the relevance of this work to devising new strategies for T cell immune reconstitution in man.
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Immunol Resjournal_title
Immunologic researchauthors
Haynes BF,Sempowski GD,Wells AF,Hale LPdoi
10.1385/IR:22:2-3:253subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2000-01-01 00:00:00pages
253-61issue
2-3eissn
0257-277Xissn
1559-0755pii
IR:22:2-3:253journal_volume
22pub_type
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