title: Age-associated declines in immune system development and function: causes, consequences, and reversal.
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dorshkind
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Swain
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D000818:Animals; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000276:immunology; D048091:Guided Tissue Regeneration; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007107:Immune System / Q000502:physiology*; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D051379:Mice; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology