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Study · Measured the body's own peptide · 1988

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Unique subset of thymic epithelial cells defined by the expression of a novel neuroendocrine antigen.

Sobol RE, Burton D, Schaeffer MT, Tice D, Royston I, Deftos LJ

Cellular immunology1 Aug 1988Cited by 4 (Europe PMC)

PMID2456859 (opens in a new tab)DOI10.1016/0008-8749(88)90167-0 (opens in a new tab)PepBankPUB-02456859
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Summary

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Results from this study1

No result from this study comes from a test of the peptide.

Natural levels measured1

These results measure the body's own peptide. Nobody was given the peptide. They are not evidence about taking it. They are left out of key results, evidence counts and charts.

  1. 01LabEndogenous levelEx vivo tissueOther

    In thymus tissue, the 1D4-positive subset of medullary epithelial cells did not react with thymosin alpha‑1 antisera.

    In plain wordsIn lab tests of thymus tissue, one group of epithelial cells did not show the body's own thymosin alpha‑1.

    Peptide
    Thymosin alpha-1
    Outcome
    No significant changeThymosin alpha-1 reactivity of 1D4-positive thymic epithelial cells
    Study

    n: not reported in source

    Thymus tissue stained with antibodies
    Outcome group
    Immune response · Immune and inflammation

    Source sentences

    Summary
    which did not react with thymosin alpha-1 antisera
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    In the thymus, 1D4 expression identified a unique subset of stellate-shaped Ia+ medullary epithelial cells

    This result measures the body's own Thymosin alpha-1. Nobody was given the peptide. It is not evidence about taking it.

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Version history

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  1. Version 3Current

    10 Oct 2026, 08:55 UTC

    Study results updated

  2. Version 2

    9 Oct 2026, 03:03 UTC

    Study data updated · source update from Europe PMC

  3. Version 1

    9 Oct 2026, 03:02 UTC

    First added · source update from Europe PMC

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