Mesh term Thymopoietins
Browse to parent terms:Thymus Hormones
Description
Two closely related polypeptides (molecular weight 7,000) isolated from the thymus gland. These hormones induce the differentiation of prothymocytes to thymocytes within the thymus. They also cause a delayed impairment of neuromuscular transmission in vivo and are therefore believed to be the agent responsible for myasthenia gravis.Browse to child terms:
Thymopentin
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