Meanings
adverbprethymically (not comparable)
- not comparableBefore development of the thymus.
In a murine model of transplantation, it has been shown that SCF administration improves post-transplant thymopoiesis largely by promoting intrathymic T cell development, rather than by enhancing entry of prethymically expanded lymphoid progenitors.
2015 July 16, “IL-7 and SCF Levels Inversely Correlate with T Cell Reconstitution and Clinical Outcomes after Cord Blood Transplantation in Adults”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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