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Q: Which gland shrinks in size during adulthood and has hormones that function in maturation of T lymphocytes?
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What hormones are produced by thymus gland?

The hormones the thymus produces are:o TF - thymic factoro Thymosino THF - thymic humoral factoro Thymopoietin.These hormones stimulate the development and maturation of white blood cells which are called T cells.thymosin


What produces hormones that promote the maturation of T cells?

The thymus produces thymosin, which promotes the maturation of t cells.


Do lipids include hormones vital to sexual maturation?

Yes.


What is the stimulus for the hormones thymosin of thymopoietin?

T lymphocytes


What cells become immunocompetent when the thymus secretes hormones?

The lymphocytes become immunocompetent when the thymus secretes hormones. Lymphocytes are white blood cells that are found in a vertebrate's immune system.


By secreting hormones the tymus causes what cells to become immunocompetent?

lymphocytes


What causes maturation failure of reproductive organs?

Inadequate amounts of the hormones Estrogen and Progesterone


What are some other hormones that might influence reproductive maturation?

identify the phisiology of lever


What are the group of hormones that are believed to affect the membrane surface receptors of lymphocytes?

Celitiphirisis


When does adulthood occur?

When gonads are mature and start producing sex hormones.


Function of growth hormones?

The function of growth hormones is the stimulate growth in the body


Which gland promotes development of certain lymphocytes?

Thymus gland does by secreting a group of hormones called thymosins, that affect production and differentiation of certain white blood cells which are T lymphocytes