Hormone
thymosin
[ thahy-muh-sin ]
Subclass of:
peptide hormone; Thymus Hormones; Proteins
Definitions related to thymosin:
  • Polypeptide hormone secreted by thymic epithelial cells; maintains immune system functions and can restore T cell function in thymectomized animals.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Thymosin. A family of heat-stable, polypeptide hormones secreted by the thymus gland. Their biological activities include lymphocytopoiesis, restoration of immunological competence and enhancement of expression of T-cell characteristics and function. They have therapeutic potential in patients having primary or secondary immunodeficiency diseases, cancer or diseases related to aging.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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