thymopoietin

thymopoietin
Formerly called thymin; a polypeptide hormone that induces differentiation of lymphocytes to thymocytes. SEE ALSO: thymic lymphopoietic factor.

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thy·mo·poi·et·in -'pȯi-ət-ən n either of two heat-stable polypeptide hormones obtained from extracts of the thymus

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thy·mo·poi·e·tin (thi″mo-poiґĕ-tin) a 5500-dalton polypeptide hormone secreted by thymic epithelial cells that promotes differentiation of precursor lymphocytes into thymocytes.

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