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Four main thymic preparations have been reported in the literature: thymosin, thymopoietin, thymic humoral factor (THF), and serum thymic factor (FTS). Their possible relationships are discussed with reference to their chemical characteristics and their main biologic features.
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Bach, JF. (1980). One or Several Thymic Hormones?. In: Mathé, G., Muggia, F.M. (eds) Cancer Chemo- and Immunopharmacology. Recent Results in Cancer Research, vol 75. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-81491-4_17
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