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Medical Definition of Thymopoietins
1. Two closely related polypeptides (molecular weight 7,000) isolated from the thymus gland. These hormones induce the differentiation of prothymocytes to thymocytes within the thymus. They also cause a delayed impairment of neuromuscular transmission in vivo and are therefore believed to be the agent responsible for myasthenia gravis. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thymopoietins
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