Which of these glands is large at the time of birth but in dults, it reduces to a very small size?
Thyroid
Adrenal
Thymus
Spleen
As we have learned
Role of thymosins -
In addition, thymosins also promote production of antibodies to provide humoral immunity.
- wherein
Thymus is degenerated in old individuals resulting in a decreased production of thymosins. As a result, the immune responses of old persons become weak.