In infected guinea-pigs and thymectomized rats, Timalin reduced tuberculosis severity, similarly to thymus grafts.
In plain wordsIn guinea-pigs and rats with tuberculosis, Timalin reduced disease severity, similarly to thymus grafts.
- Peptide
- Thymalin
- Outcome
- DecreaseSeverity of tuberculous process
- Study
guinea-pig and ratn: not reported in source
M. tuberculosis infection in guinea-pigs and thymectomized rats- Outcome group
- Infection and antimicrobial activity · Infection
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated · subcutaneousAs given in this study (guinea-pig and rat).
Source sentences
A similar effect is obtained by the subcutaneous injection of a thymus preparation called Timalin.
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
is accompanied by a considerable decrease in the severity of the tuberculous process.
to guinea-pigs infected with M. tuberculosis, or to white rats that had underwent thymectomy and had been infected