Hypothyroidism causes the thymus gland to atrophy (Abou-Rabia and Kendall, 1994), partly because the thyroid hormone itself is essential for the maintenance of the gland, and also because hypothyroidism is likely to be accompanied by excessive levels of estrogen and cortisol. -Ray Peat, PhD Cell Tissue Res 1994 Sep;277(3):447-SS. Involution of the rat thymus in [...]
Thymocytes are much more easily killed by stress than nerve cells, and they are easy to study. The PUFA kill them by increasing their intracellular calcium. The toxicity of DHA is greater than that of EPA, whose toxicity is greater than the alpha-linoleic acid, and linoleic acid was the most potent (Prasad, et al., 2010)…The [...]
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Also see: Soy Lecithin and Development PNAS May 28, 2002 vol. 99 no. 11 7616-7621 The phytoestrogen genistein induces thymic and immune changes: A human health concern? Srikanth Yellayi*, Afia Naaz*, Melissa A. Szewczykowski*, Tomomi Sato*†, Jeffrey A. Woods‡, Jongsoo Chang§, Mariangela Segre¶, Clint D. Allred§, William G. Helferich§‖, and Paul S. Cooke*‖** Use of [...]
