Thymocytes can become mature T cells without passing through the CD4+CD8+, double-positive stage

Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 184, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1619-1630

  Liu, Chih Pin ^a   Kappler, John W ^b   Marrack, Philippa ^b  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE;

EID: 0029834837     PISSN: 00221007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1084/jem.184.5.1619     Document Type: Article

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