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Answer for the clue "Hormone secreted by the thymus ", 8 letters:
thymosin

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Thymosins are small proteins present in many animal tissues. They are named thymosins because they were originally isolated from the thymus , but most are now known to be present in many other tissues. Thymosins have diverse biological activities, and two ...

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n. hormone secreted by the thymus; stimulates immunological activity of lymphoid tissue

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n. A polypeptide hormone, secreted by the thymus, that stimulates the development of T cells as part of the immune system