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Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Anatomy, Head and Neck, Thymus. Nov 01, 2026
Add new Web site: Developmental Cell - Defining the identity and the niches of epithelial stem cells with highly pleiotropic multilineage potency in the human thymus. Aug 30, 2025
Cross-references added. Jan 24, 2025
Add new Web site: Cambridge University Press - Cambridge Core - The thymus is a common target in malnutrition and infection. Jan 11, 2025
Add new Web site: Live Science - Thymus: Facts, Function and Diseases. Sep 19, 2024
Add new Web site: TeachMeAnatomy - The Thymus Gland. Jul 26, 2024
Add new Web site: PLOS Pathogens - The Thymus Is a Common Target Organ in Infectious Diseases. Apr 05, 2024
Media added. Nov 30, 2023
Add new Web site: MedicineNet - What Does the Thymus Do? Oct 13, 2023
Add new Web site: Medicine LibreTexts - Thymus. Aug 31, 2023
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Immunology - Thymus Functionality Needs More Than a Few TECs. Jun 23, 2023
Add new Web site: WebMD - Thymus Gland: What to Know. May 13, 2023
Add new Web site: Verywell Health - Thymus Location and Function. Feb 03, 2023
Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Thymus. Dec 23, 2022
Added a diagram of the human lymphatic system. Nov 11, 2022
Article revised and restructured. Nov 11, 2022
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Anatomy, Head and Neck, Thymus. Sep 08, 2022
Add new Web site: InnerBody - Thymus Gland. May 12, 2014
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Thymus Gland Function. Dec 25, 2013
Added new Web site: American Cancer Society - Thymus Cancer. Mar 25, 2009
Media added. Aug 14, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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