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Metabolic Damage and Premature Thymus Aging Caused by Stromal Catalase Deficiency
1 Aug 2015
Abstract excerpt
T lymphocytes are essential mediators of immunity that are produced by the thymus in proportion to its size. The thymus atrophies rapidly with age, resulting in progressive diminution of new T cell production. This decreased output is compensated by duplication of existing T cells, but it results in gradual dominance by memory T cells and decreased ability to respond to new pathogens or vaccines. Here, we show...
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