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[The aging factor in biomedical research. The thymus gland as an "aging clock"]
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[The aging factor in biomedical research. The thymus gland as an "aging clock"]
[Article in
German]
Fortschr Med.
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Abstract
We urgently need to find a model for the aging processes and age-related diseases (cardiovascular; tumors), in order to be able to make a detailed appraisal of the many results obtained. An "evolutionary" theory of aging is proposed, in which the diminishing function of the thymus gland plays an important part.
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