Reduced thymus activity and infection prematurely age the immune system
Reduced thymus activity and infection prematurely age the immune system
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United States: American Society for Clinical Investigation
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English
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United States: American Society for Clinical Investigation
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The aging process affects all aspects of the immune system, particularly the T cells. The immune system in older individuals is often characterized by lower T cell numbers, lower naive/memory T cell ratios, and lower T cell diversity. Most measures of inflammation increase with age. Why this happens, and why there is so much person-to-person variab...
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Reduced thymus activity and infection prematurely age the immune system
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_2752092
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_2752092
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0021-9738
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1558-8238
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10.1172/JCI40855
