Impact of thymic function in age-related immune deterioration;Impacto de la función tímica en el deterioro inmunológico asociado a la edad

Revista Espanola de Geriatria y Gerontologia

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 232-237

  Ferrando Martínez, Sara ^a,b   de la Fuente, Mónica ^c   Guerrero, Juan Miguel ^b   Leal, Manuel ^b   Muñoz Fernández, M Ángeles ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Immune system aging; Immune system fragility; Immunosenescence; Thymic regression; Thymus

Indexed keywords

DETERIORATION; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT SURVEY; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMUS FUNCTION;

ENVEJECIMIENTO INMUNITARIO; FRAGILIDAD DEL SISTEMA INMUNITARIO; IMMUNE SYSTEM AGING; IMMUNE SYSTEM FRAGILITY; IMMUNOSENESCENCE; INMUNOSENESCENCIA; INVOLUCIÓN TÍMICA; THYMIC REGRESSION; THYMUS; TIMO;

AGED; AGING; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; THYMECTOMY; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 84885430083     PISSN: 0211139X     EISSN: 15781747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.regg.2012.11.009     Document Type: Short Survey

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