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The fundamental contribution of Robert A. Good to the discovery of the crucial role of thymus in mammalian immunity
Author(s) -
Ribatti Domenico
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.297
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1365-2567
pISSN - 0019-2805
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2567.2006.02484.x
Subject(s) - immunity , biology , immunodeficiency , immunology , immune system , humoral immunity , cellular immunity , lymphatic system , virology
Summary Robert Alan Good was a pioneer in the field of immunodeficiency diseases. He and his colleagues defined the cellular basis and functional consequences of many of the inherited immunodeficiency diseases. His was one of the groups that discovered the pivotal role of the thymus in the immune system development and defined the separate development of the thymus‐dependent and bursa‐dependent lymphoid cell lineages and their responsibilities in cell‐mediated and humoral immunity.