[Disordered thymus function and endocrine control as one of the bases for the development of a late postradiation immunodeficiency (a review of the literature)].

The review is devoted to the analysis of 155 reference published mainly in the recent years, which deal with the radiation effects on immune, nervous and endocrine systems. The role of thymus in the late manifestations of postradiation immunodeficiency is discussed. The published data on immune system disturbances and postradiation disfunction of endocrine system in the persons who suffered from the Chernobyl accident are considered.