In old mice, a single injection of thymosin alpha‑1 increased the splenic frequency of mitogen-responsive T lymphocytes.
In plain wordsIn old mice, thymosin alpha‑1 increased the number of spleen T cells that respond to a mitogen.
- Peptide
- Thymosin alpha-1
- Outcome
- IncreaseFrequency of mitogen-responsive T cell precursors in old mice
- Study
mousen: not reported in source
Young (3-month) and old (19-20-month) mice- Outcome group
- Immune response · Immune and inflammation
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated · intraperitoneal · single injectionAs given in this study (mouse).
Source sentences
Injection of thymosin alpha 1 or of its N14 fragment increases the frequency of responsive T lymphocytes in old, but not in young mice
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
Young (3-month-old) or old (19-20-month-old) mice received a single i.p. injection of thymosin alpha 1