TY  - CHAP
AU  - Amene Saghazadeh
AU  - Nima Rezaei
ED  - Nima Rezaei
Y1  - 2020-01-29
PY  - 2020
T1  - Introductory Chapter: Thymus - The Central Self-Tolerance System
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. 1
UR  - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.90491
DO  - 10.5772/intechopen.90491
SN  - 978-1-78985-134-2
PB  - IntechOpen
CY  - Rijeka
Y2  - 2024-04-25
ER  -