thymic lymphopoietic factor
thy·mic lym·pho·poi·et·ic fac·tor
a glycoprotein (MW about 12,000) that has been extracted from thymus; this thymus-produced hormone(s) confers immunologic competence on thymus-dependent cells and induces lymphopoiesis.
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thymic lymphopoietic factor
(1) Thymopoietin, see there.
(2) Thymosins; see beta thymosins.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
thy·mic lym·pho·poi·et·ic fac·tor
(thī'mik lim'fō-poy-et'ik fak'tŏr) A glycoprotein (MW about 12,000) that has been extracted from thymus; this thymus-produced hormone(s) confers immunologic competence on thymus-dependent cells and induces lymphopoiesis.
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