A molecule, thymosin, can prime hearts to fix themselves by waking cells that form muscle and blood vessels in embyros.
From the mirror.co.uk
Although thymosin-beta4 is strictly a monomer-sequestering protein, the behavior of profilin is far more complex.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Mice in the lab were more likely to survive a heart attack if they had received daily injections of thymosin beta-4 a week beforehand.
From the newscientist.com
They also found that thymosin beta-4, a peptide naturally produced by the body, could reawaken and mobilise these stem cells to repair heart damage.
From the newscientist.com
In an unverified text message sent last March, Dank told Bombers coach James Hird that players would be injected with the peptide thymosin.
From the couriermail.com.au
In 1979 the company developed thymosin alpha1, which is now being tested by the National Cancer Institute for possible treatment of certain types of brain and lung cancer.
From the time.com
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Hormone secreted by the thymus; stimulates immunological activity of lymphoid tissue
Thymosins are small polypeptides present in animal tissues. They are named thymosins because they were originally isolated from the thymus, but most are now known to be present in many other tissues. ...
A hormone that is produced in the thymus gland and that stimulates the differentiation of T cells