"Thymectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Surgical removal of the thymus gland. (Dorland, 28th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D013934
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.928.770
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thymectomy" by people in Profiles.
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Failure of CD25+ T cells from lupus-prone mice to suppress lupus glomerulonephritis and sialoadenitis. J Immunol. 2005 Jul 15; 175(2):944-50.
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Transverse sternal approach for thymectomy. Surgery. 2003 Feb; 133(2):226-7.
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Differential effect of neonatal thymectomy on systemic and organ-specific autoimmune disease. Int Immunol. 2002 Dec; 14(12):1397-406.
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Autoimmune ovarian inflammation triggered by proinflammatory (Th1) T cells is compatible with normal ovarian function in mice. Biol Reprod. 1999 Sep; 61(3):635-42.