TY - CHAP AU - Martha Ustarroz-Cano AU - Marisol López-Ángel AU - Nelly López-Valdez AU - Isabel García-Peláez AU - Teresa I. Fortoul ED - Nima Rezaei Y1 - 2019-06-20 PY - 2019 T1 - The Effect of Atmospheric Pollution on the Thymus N2 - The thymus gland is highly valuable, due to its functions as a part of the neuroendocrine system as well as its actions to provide a primary lymphoid microenvironment that efficiently carries T-cell differentiation and selection. This book begins with an introduction and explanation of the development of the thymus. Subsequent chapters examine a range of conditions - including environmental pollution, congenital anomalies, autoimmune diseases, and malignancies - that threaten the function and development of the thymus. The information presented herein is useful for a wide range of readers across a variety of specialties. BT - Thymus SP - Ch. 9 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.87027 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.87027 SN - 978-1-78985-134-2 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-24 ER -