Fabris N, Sorkin E
Birth Defects Orig Artic Ser. 1975;11(1):533-5.
Congenital deficiencies of developmental hormones, such as growth hormone and thyroxine, are responsible for the thymus-dependent immunodeficiency disease observed in dwarf mice. Such an immunodeficiency state is associated with early aging phenomena. This fact suggests that lymphoid cells and primarily T-derived cells are involved in the control of aging processes.
发育激素的先天性缺陷，如生长激素和甲状腺素，是导致侏儒小鼠出现胸腺依赖性免疫缺陷疾病的原因。这种免疫缺陷状态与早期衰老现象相关。这一事实表明，淋巴细胞，主要是T衍生细胞参与了衰老过程的控制。
