thymus

thymus

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002370

Anatomical structure of largely lymphoid tissue that functions in cell-mediated immunity by being the site where T cells develop. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thymus ]

Synonyms: thymus organ thymus gland

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This is just here as a test because I lose it

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database cross reference

null:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thymus
null:http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/118507000
EMAPA:18768
VHOG:0000253
TAO:0001078
ZFA:0001078
EFO:0000860
BTO:0001374
MESH:A06.407.850
AAO:0010548
null:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0040113
CALOHA:TS-1043
UMLS:C0040113 (ncithesaurus:Thymus_Gland)
OpenCyc:Mx4rvpIympwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA
EHDAA:9119
XAO:0000163
MIAA:0000080
EV:0100138
EHDAA2:0002017
FMA:9607
MAT:0000080
MA:0000142
GAID:464
NCIT:C12433

Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core, organ_slim, major_organ

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Illu:thymus.jpg

editor note

check - a subtype of gland? not in GO. NCIT has thymus and thymus gland. EHDAA2 has ductless gland.

external definition

Anatomical structure which originates as several paired thickenings on the dorsal side of the pharyngeal pouches and secretes thymosin.[AAO]

has obo namespace

uberon

has relational adjective

thymic

homology notes

A thymus develops in all vertebrates from the endodermal epithelium of certain pharyngeal pouches and from the adjacent ectodermal epithelium. In fishes, all the pouches, or the first four, contribute to thymus formation, but in tetrapods, the number is more restricted. In mammals, only the third and fourth are involved, and the contribution of the third is by far the greater.[well established][VHOG]

UBERON:0002370