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Studies over the past years have estabhshed that the thymus has a central role in the immune system (Miller, 1969; Metcalf, 1966; Hess, 1968; Burnet, 1962). Evidence has been found that the thymus might exert at least part of its function by acting as an endocrine organ. Recent findings also suggest that thymic hormones might influence the neuromuscular function (Goldstein, 1971; White, 1970).
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Grob, P.J., Labhart, A. (1974). Thymus. In: Clinical Endocrinology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-96158-8_17
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