thymotropic

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English

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Etymology

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From thymo- +‎ -tropic.

Adjective

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thymotropic (comparative more thymotropic, superlative most thymotropic)

  1. That affects, or is attracted to the thymus
    • 2015 July 16, “IL-7 and SCF Levels Inversely Correlate with T Cell Reconstitution and Clinical Outcomes after Cord Blood Transplantation in Adults”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      In the present study we sought to investigate the dynamic features and clinical consequences of the thymus-dependent pathway of T cell regeneration after UCBT by analyzing the kinetics of the two major thymotropic cytokines IL-7 and SCF in patient blood, their association with thymic output and quantitative reconstitution of T cell subsets, as well as their prognostic value for clinical outcomes after dUCBT in adult recipients.