Description:Examining neuroendocrine control of the thymus, this volume investigates the use of neuroendocrine hormones to promote reconstitution after bone marrow transplantation; thymic expression of the the pancreatic endocrine hormones; and the role of ageing in the immune-endocrine loop and thymus-pituitary axis. Thymic tissues, thymic stroma and thymulin cells feature prominently in respect of animal testing, and regeneration of the thymus.