why the size of thymus gland reduce with increasing age?
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A critical immune organ called the thymus shrinks rapidly with age, putting older individuals at greater risk for life-threatening infections. A new study reveals that thymus atrophy may stem from a decline in its ability to protect against DNA damage from free radicals.
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The thymus is the primary organ responsible for de novo generation of immunocompetent T cells with a diverse repertoire of antigen-recognition. However, it is the organ being most ostensibly seen to decrease in size along with age. A new study reveals that thymus atrophy may stem from a decline in its ability to protect against DNA damage from free radicals.
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