In human epithelial thymic tumours, the body's own thymosin alpha‑1 was found in most tumours by immunostaining.
In plain wordsIn human thymic tumours, the body's own thymosin alpha‑1 was found in most of the tumours.
- Peptide
- Thymosin alpha-1
- Outcome
- Not applicableThymosin alpha 1 immunostaining in epithelial thymic tumours
- Study
n: not reported in source
- Outcome group
- Immune response · Immune and inflammation
Source sentences
Thymulin, thymosin alpha 1 and for the first time vasopressin are found in most tumours.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
Different hormones (thymulin, thymosin alpha 1, vasopressin), antigenic markers of cortical and subcapsular/medullary thymic areas and tumour associated antigens were studied on paraffin or frozen section and cultures of human epithelial thymic tumours ('thymomas').
This result measures the body's own Thymosin alpha-1. Nobody was given the peptide. It is not evidence about taking it.