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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A hormone secreted by the thymus that stimulates development of T cells.
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- noun A
polypeptide hormone , secreted by thethymus , that stimulates the development ofT cells as part of theimmune system
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- noun hormone secreted by the thymus; stimulates immunological activity of lymphoid tissue
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Thymalfasin, also referred to as thymosin alpha 1, is a synthetic preparation of a thymic peptide which circulates in the blood naturally, and is instrumental in the immune response to certain cancers and viral infections.
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Thymalfasin, also referred to as thymosin alpha 1, is a synthetic preparation of a thymic peptide which circulates in the blood naturally, and is instrumental in the immune response to certain cancers and viral infections.
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Researchers are studying a number of compounds, including thymosin, an extract of the thymus gland, for treatment of hepatitis C infection.
DR. SANJIV CHOPRA’S LIVER BOOK Sanjiv Chopra 2001
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Mexico Patent and Trademark Office for the use of thymosin beta 4 Tβ4, its analogues, isoforms, and other derivatives, for preventing or healing the damage that occurs from a myocardial event, or heart attack.
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ZADAXIN, scientifically referred to as thymalfasin or thymosin alpha 1, is SciClone's synthetic preparation of thymalfasin, a peptide produced by the thymus gland which circulates in the blood naturally and is instrumental in immune responses.
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Epithelial cells produce thymic hormones, thymosin and thymopoetin www. freelivedoctor.com
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SciClone's Zadaxin (thymalfasin or thymosin alpha 1) is sold in over 30 countries for the treatment of hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV), certain cancers and as a vaccine adjuvant.
DWS Pill Scribe pillscribe 2010
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The mice in the study were treated with thymosin alpha 1 (Talpha1/thymalfasin), a synthetic form of the hormone thymosin, produced by the thymus gland.
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"The study demonstrated that the thymosin β4 level was significantly lowered in liver failure patients, suggesting that thymosin β4 might become a new therapeutic agent for liver failure caused by chronic HBV infection," concluded the research team.
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It was reported that serum thymosin β4 levels were significantly lower in patients with chronic hepatitis B infection and that the magnitude of the reduction of thymosin β4 was closely related to the severity of the hepatic injury and to patient death.
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