Talk:Thymus

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This section is grossly false: "Removal of the thymus in infancy results in often fatal immunodeficiency, because functional T cells have not developed.[2] In older children and adults, which have a functioning lymphatic system with mature T cells also situated in other lymphoid organs, the effect is lesser, and limited to failure to mount immune responses against new antigens."

This is dangerously incorrect since pretty much any major infant heart surgery involves removal of the thymus. These patients go on to live decades. There is no evidence whatsoever that these patients suffer "fatal immunodeficiency".

Source: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/2150135111403328 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.129.183.124 (talk) 03:29, 7 October 2020 (UTC)

Anatomical Right & Left

The diagram is pointing to the observer's left and right; not the subjects. 2A00:23C8:1D85:B000:35C4:3495:125B:3C39 (talk) 20:16, 24 October 2024 (UTC)