Minipuberty and Sexual Dimorphism in the Infant Human Thymus
Sci. rep. (Nat. Publ. Group); 8 (13169), 2018
AIRE expression in thymus is downregulated by estrogen after puberty, what probably renders women more susceptible to autoimmune disorders. Here we investigated the efects of minipuberty on male and female infant human thymic tissue in order to verify if this initial transient increase in sex hormones - ...