Microbiology: A Systems Approach
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Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Whether removal of the thymus is a therapeutic treatment when an individual is suffering from myasthenia gravis
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Myasthenia gravis is a neuromuscular disorder which leads to weakness in skeletal muscle. It commonly affects the muscles of eyes, face, and so on. This disorder occurs in a body when signals transmitted from nerve to muscle fiber are disrupted.
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