A) adrenal
B) thyroid
C) thymus
D) pituitary
Correct Answer: C
Solution :
Thymus gland secretes three hormones : thaymosin, thymin \[\text{I}\] and thymin \[\text{II}\] which are mainly proteins. Deficiency of hormone from thymus is related to gerontological changes. T-lymphocytes are formed by stem cells in the bone marrow, which migrate to thymus gland to mature- AIDS virus destroys T-lymphocytes (related with cellular immunity). Thus, this gland is also referred in relation to AIDS.
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