Assertion: thymus | /r/CapableOf | control immune response
Facets:
value: to foreign proteins
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: to microbes
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: in infancy
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: In infancy the thymus controls the development of lymphoid tissue and the immune response to microbes and foreign proteins (accounting for allergic response, antoimmunity, and the rejection of organ transplants).