thymus

White blood cells

...the bone marrow. Some lymphocytes migrate to the thymus and become T cells that circulate in the blood a...cytes ( white blood cells that pass through the thymus gland during maturation). Full article >>> A type of prostaglandin produced by vario...

Venules

...r CD4 molecule s or CD8 molecule s and leave the thymus via post capillary venules . Full article >>>...

Thymus gland

...e and calcitonin. Full article >>> thymus gland A ductless mass of flattened lymph oid ti...> T- lymphocytes (T- cells ) mature in the thymus gland . Other blood cell s such as monocytes and leukocytes are produced in the bone marrow. L...

Thylakoids

...oroplasts . thymosins: hormones secreted by the thymus gland that influence the development of the T lymphocytes of the immune system . Full article >>> thylakoids - flattened sac of membrane in a chloroplast that contains pigment and carries out the light-gathering reactions of ...

Thylakoid

...oroplasts . thymosins: hormones secreted by the thymus gland that influence the development of the T lymphocytes of the immune system . Full article >>> thylakoid membrane A saclike photosynthetic membrane in chloroplasts ; stacks of thylakoid s form the grana . thylakoid The ...

Thymine

...dine base occurring in DNA but not in RNA . thymus gland A ductless mass of flattened lymph oid tissue situated behind the top of the sternum; it forms antibodies in the newborn and is involved in the development of the immune system . Full article >>> Thymine (T): A nitrogen...

T lymphocytes

...cytes ( white blood cells that pass through the thymus gland during maturation). Full article >>> T cells , a group that encompasses cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs), the cells that kill virally-infected cells , ... Full article >>> cellular immune response Binding of...

T cell

... in the bone marrow, after which they populate the thymus as immature T cells or "thymocytes". Full article >>> T cells are a subset of lymphocytes that play a large role in the immune response . The abbreviation "T" stands for thymus, the organ in which their final stage of developm...

Palate

...sociated with cleft palate ); development of the thymus and some types of mechanoreceptors; development of the hind limbs. Full article >>> pronounced with the soft palate extended downward so as to cause the air to leave through the nostril s instead of through the mouth ). Full arti...

Membranes

...oroplasts . thymosins: hormones secreted by the thymus gland that influence the development of the T lymphocytes of the immune system . Full article >>> mediastinum The membranes enclosing the tissue s and organ s between the two lungs . mediated trans port. Trans port of a subs...

Lymphocytes

...the bone marrow. Some lymphocytes migrate to the thymus and become T cells that circulate in the blood and are associated with the lymph nodes and spleen . Full article >>> lymphocytes A type of white blood cell ; a component of the immune system produced by stem cell s in the bo...

Grana

...oroplasts . thymosins: hormones secreted by the thymus gland that influence the development of the T lymphocytes of the immune system . Full article >>> The fluid-filled space surrounding the grana is the stroma . Many enzymes needed in photosynthesis are found embedded in the ...

Chloroplasts

...oroplasts . thymosins: hormones secreted by the thymus gland that influence the development of the T lymphocytes of the immune system . Full article >>> The energy molecule of cells , synthesized mainly in mitochondria and chloroplasts ; energy from the breakdown of ATP drives ...