The thymus is one of the most important organs of the immune system, where T cells learn to distinguish the body’s own tissue from foreign tissue – a decisive step in preventing autoimmune diseases.

The scientists, co-led by Wei Wang, PhD, and colleagues, performed a side-by-side genetic comparison between mammal species—including rabbits—that can regenerate ear tissue and those ...

Because the thymus is the primary organ responsible for T cell development, we further tested whether CD34-lineage T cells derived from the thymus tissue. 12 First, we observed that thymus weight and ...

Abstract 7068 Background: Thymomas and thymic carcinomas are rare epithelial tumors arising from the thymus gland. Malignant thymic tumors have shown to express the epidermal growth factor receptor ...

A model developed by LMU biophysicists demonstrates how biological processes form the convoluted internal architecture of the thymus—allowing for better suppression of autoimmune responses.