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| Title |
The Effect of Age on Thymic Function
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Frontiers in immunology, January 2013
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| DOI | 10.3389/fimmu.2013.00316 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Donald B. Palmer |
| Abstract |
Age-related regression of the thymus is associated with a decline in naïve T cell output. This is thought to contribute to the reduction in T cell diversity seen in older individuals and linked with increased susceptibility to infection, autoimmune disease, and cancer. Thymic involution is one of the most dramatic and ubiquitous changes seen in the aging immune system, but the mechanisms which underlying this process are poorly understood. However, a picture is emerging, implicating the involvement of both extrinsic and intrinsic factors. In this review we assess the role of the thymic microenvironment as a potential target that regulates thymic involution, question whether thymocyte development in the aged thymus is functionally impaired, and explore the kinetics of thymic involution. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 11 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 27% |
| Germany | 1 | 9% |
| Australia | 1 | 9% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 9% |
| Canada | 1 | 9% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 9% |
| Unknown | 3 | 27% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 10 | 91% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 9% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 386 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | <1% |
| Japan | 2 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Austria | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 379 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 73 | 19% |
| Student > Bachelor | 57 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 53 | 14% |
| Researcher | 42 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 18 | 5% |
| Other | 61 | 16% |
| Unknown | 82 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 64 | 17% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 60 | 16% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 58 | 15% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 57 | 15% |
| Unspecified | 12 | 3% |
| Other | 36 | 9% |
| Unknown | 99 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 38. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 25 February 2024.
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#938
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#8,706
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#7
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