Abstract
The report on the influence of seasonal factors on thymic size in early life describes a pattern of ultrasonographically measured thymic growth in Gambian infants including the finding of a smaller thymus in the hungry season. These factors raise a number of important questions: Is the size of the thymus relevant to its function and could measurement of the thymus be a useful immunological diagnostic tool in the investigation of thymic function in humans with a depressed immune system? Conclusion: Studies using the size of the thymus as an immunological diagnostic tool should be encouraged.
| Translated title of the contribution | The size of the thymus: an important immunological diagnostic tool? |
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| Original language | English |
| Journal | Acta Paediatrica |
| Volume | 92 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| Pages (from-to) | 994-996 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| ISSN | 0803-5253 |
| Publication status | Published - 2003 |