these findings add support for the role of thymus-derived cells in the regulation of autoimmune responses and further suggest that thymectomy , combined with a series of sublethal irradiations , causes a selective depletion of those t cells specifically involved in the suppression of autoimmune reactivity to thyroid components , whilst leaving autoreactive helper t cells unimpaired .
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