The Human Thymus
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The Human Thymus

  1. 368 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
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The Human Thymus

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The Human Thymus presents the immunological aspect of the thymus. It discusses the lymphopoietic and immunological functions of the human thymus. It addresses the physiological function of thymus that regulates neuromuscular transmission by the secretion of thymin. Some of the topics covered in the book are the origin of thymic lymphocytes; development of Hassall's corpuscles; humoral immune responses; neonatal thymectomy and wasting disease; mode of action of thymin at the neuromyal synapse; experimental autoimmune thymitis; and neuromuscular block associated with experimental autoimmune thymitis. The diseases induced with Freund's complete adjuvant are covered. The spontaneously occurring autoimmune diseases are discussed. The text describes the size of the human thymus. A study of the experimental effect of hormones on thymic size is presented. A chapter is devoted to the thymic hypoplasia and immunological deficiencies. Another section focuses on the histopathology of thymus in myasthenia gravis. The book can provide useful information to scientists, doctors, students, and researchers.

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Publisher
Butterworth-Heinemann
Year
2016
Print ISBN
9780433124009
eBook ISBN
9781483192857
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Diseases & Allergies

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. The Human Thymus
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Dedication
  6. FOREWORD
  7. PREFACE
  8. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  9. CHAPTER ONE. STRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE HUMAN THYMUS
  10. CHAPTER TWO. FUNCTIONS OF THE THYMUS
  11. CHAPTER THREE. THE THYMUS AND EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY
  12. CHAPTER FOUR. SIZE OF THE HUMAN THYMUS
  13. CHAPTER FIVE. THYMIC HYPOPLASIA AND IMMUNOLOGICAL DEFICIENCIES
  14. CHAPTER SIX. THYMITIS AND MYASTHENIA GRAVIS
  15. CHAPTER SEVEN. THYMIC TUMOURS AND SYSTEMIC DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH THYMOMA
  16. CHAPTER EIGHT. THE HUMAN THYMUS IN EXTRA-THYMIC DISEASES
  17. CHAPTER NINE. CLINICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE THYMUS AND RELATED DISEASES
  18. CHAPTER TEN. TREATMENT OF THYMIC DISEASES AND RELATED SYSTEMIC DISEASES
  19. APPENDIXES
  20. INDEX

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