MHC non-restricted, CD95-independent apoptosis of immature thymocytes induced by thymic epithelial cells

Cell Death and Differentiation

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 431-438

  Guy, Rina ^a   Gafanovich, Inna ^a   Rosenheimer, Noga ^a   Oron, Esther ^a   Yefenof, Eitan ^a   Zilberman, Yael ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Fas; MHC restriction; Programmed cell death; Thymic epithelial cell; Thymocytes

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; FAS ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION LEUKEMIA VIRUS; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS LYMPHOMA;

ANIMALIA; RADIATION MURINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS;

EID: 0029830485     PISSN: 13509047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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