High endothelial venules of the rat lymph node. A review and a question: Is their activity antigen specific?

Anatomical Record

Volumn 245, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 593-620

  Sainte Marie, G ^a   Peng, F S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antigen specific Lymphocyte recruitment; Endothelial binding; High endothelial venule; Lymph node; lymphocyte (general); Lymphocyte recruitment; Rat

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ENDOTHELIUM; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHOCYTE HOMING; LYMPHOCYTE MIGRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHOCYTES; RATS; VENULES;

EID: 0029821318     PISSN: 0003276X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0185(199608)245:4<593::AID-AR1>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Review

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