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The Thymus Hormone

The blood cells that manufacture antibodies trace their origin back to the thymus gland. It has recently been discovered that the gland also secretes a substance that enables the cells to make antibodies

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 211 Issue 1This article was originally published with the title “The Thymus Hormone” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 211 No. 1 (), p. 66
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0764-66