Assertion: thymus | /r/CapableOf | begin to atrophy
Facets:
value: during puberty
type: TEMPORAL
value: by the age of 20
type: TEMPORAL
value: by the age of adolescence
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Though the thymus begins to atrophy (decay) during puberty, its effect in "training" T lymphocytes to fight infections and even cancer lasts for a lifetime.
text: Though the thymus begins to atrophy (decay) during puberty, its effect in "training" T lymphocytes to fight infections and even cancer lasts for a lifetime.
text: Reaching its maximum size just before puberty, the thymus gland begins to atrophy, starting ~20, gradually decreasing in size.
text: By the age of adolescence, the thymus gland begins to atrophy.
text: Reaching its maximum size just before puberty, the thymus gland begins to atrophy, starting ~20, gradually decreasing in size.
text: So as the thymus gland begins to atrophy (shrink/ decline) by the age of 20, it is considered to be a major biomarker of aging (6).
text: The thymus is an organ of the immune system that is larger and more active during infancy and early childhood, and begins to atrophy as we age.
text: The thymus continues to grow between birth and puberty and then begins to atrophy; this thymic involution is directed by the high levels of circulating hormones.44