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One of the most baffling glands in the body is the thymus. It lies just below the neck and behind the top of the breastbone, and in all the centuries that man has been studying physiology ...

In the pituitary gland, GH production is stimulated by GH-releasing hormone ... involved in the development and function of immune cells and organs, including the thymus. Interestingly, GH, IGF-1, ...

Cancer of the thymus gland is rare. Most cancers that start in the thymus gland are called thymomas. There’s also a much rarer form of thymus gland cancer called thymic carcinoma. The thymus gland is ...

This paper is of interest to scientists within the field of thymus development and function. The work presented builds upon previous studies that have shown that alterations of Wnt/β-catenin signaling ...