# Thymalin

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Stimulates T-lymphocyte differentiation and humoral immunity in elderly and immunocompromised patients.

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Also known asThymus extract polypeptide complexCategoryKhavinson BioregulatorsMechanism of actionStimulates T-lymphocyte differentiation and humoral immunity in elderly and immunocompromised patients.TargetsT-cell differentiationIndications under research or approvedApproved Russia (immunodeficiency); not US-approvedRegulatory status (reference entry)Not FDA-approvedHalf-lifeVariable (mixture)Sequence notesPolypeptide mixture extracted from calf thymus, used in Russia and Ukraine as immunomodulator.First reported1981
    Primary References

Khavinson et al., Front Biosci 2017 (Thymic peptides)


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## Sources

- Khavinson et al., Front Biosci 2017 (Thymic peptides): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28199198/