Stochastic coreceptor shut-off is restricted to the CD4 lineage maturation pathway

Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 181, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 1623-1633

  Lucas, Bruno ^a   Vasseur, Florence ^a   Penit, Claude ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS; KINETICS; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; LYMPHOCYTOPOIESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; THYMOCYTE;

ANIMAL; BROMODEOXYURIDINE; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; MICE; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL, ALPHA-BETA; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0028947581     PISSN: 00221007     EISSN: 15409538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1084/jem.181.5.1623     Document Type: Article

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