Chemicals and Drugs

Circulating Thymic Factor

A thymus-dependent nonapeptide found in normal blood. Stimulates the formation of E rosettes and is believed to be involved in T-cell differentiation.

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Abstract

A thymus-dependent nonapeptide found in normal blood. Stimulates the formation of E rosettes and is believed to be involved in T-cell differentiation.

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Synonyms

17 entry terms
  • Circulating Factor, Thymic
  • Facteur Thymique Serique
  • Factor, Thymic Circulating
  • Nonathymulin
  • Serum Thymic Factor
  • Thymic Factor, Circulating
  • Thymic Serum Factor
  • Thymulin
  • Thymuline
  • Factor, Circulating Thymic
  • Factor, Serum Thymic
  • Factor, Thymic Serum
  • Serique, Facteur Thymique
  • Serum Factor, Thymic
  • Thymic Circulating Factor
  • Thymic Factor, Serum
  • Thymique Serique, Facteur

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29 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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History Note

91(80); was see under THYMUS HORMONES 1980-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Hormones (1966-1976)
  • Oligopeptides (1973-1979)
  • Peptides (1966-1972)
  • Thymus Gland (1966-1976)
  • Thymus Hormones (1977-1979)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Circulating Thymic Factor. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013935. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013935
  2. Circulating Thymic Factor. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78317774