title: Thymus and immunity--I. Early thymus research.
abstract: This paper is a review of early results in thymus research that found their full significance after several decades, when the strategic role of the organ in immunology was recognized.
mesh_terms: D000486:Allergy and Immunology / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000276:immunology*