Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Thymus gland

Thymus gland is both an endocrine gland and lymphatic organ.
Located under the sternum, anterior and superior to the heart.
Fairly large childhood, it begins to disappear at puberty.
The major hormone is thymosin which helps to stimulate the lymphoid cells that are responsible for the production of T cells, which fight certain diseases.

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