title: The thymus: a barometer of malnutrition.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Nutrition Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Prentice
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D007156:Immunologic Memory; D020738:Leptin / Q000502:physiology; D018655:Lymphocyte Count; D008275:Magnesium Deficiency / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D020738:Leptin