"Thymopentin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Synthetic pentapeptide corresponding to the amino acids 32-36 of thymopoietin and exhibiting the full biological activity of the natural hormone. It is an immunomodulator which has been studied for possible use in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, AIDS, and other primary immunodeficiencies.
| Descriptor ID |
D016305
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D06.472.910.800.850
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| Concept/Terms |
Thymopentin- Thymopentin
- TP-5
- Thymopoietin Pentapeptide
- Pentapeptide, Thymopoietin
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| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thymopentin" by people in Profiles.
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Clinical and biologic features predictive of survival after relapse of neuroblastoma: a report from the International Neuroblastoma Risk Group project. J Clin Oncol. 2011 Aug 20; 29(24):3286-92.
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Effects of thymic polypeptides on the thymopoiesis of mouse embryonic stem cells. Cell Biol Int. 2008 Oct; 32(10):1265-71.
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Treatment of marrow graft recipients with thymopentin. Bone Marrow Transplant. 1987 Apr; 1(4):365-71.