Comparison of thymocyte development in normal and invariant chain-deficient mice provides evidence that maturation-related changes in TCR and co-receptor levels play a critical role in cell fate

International Immunology

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1429-1440

  Huang, Li Yun ^a   Van Meerwijk, Joost P M ^a,c   Bikoff, Elizabeth K ^b   Germain, Ronald N ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Deletion; Lymphocyte; MHC class II; Superantigen

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR OCCUPANCY; THYMOCYTE;

EID: 0029843011     PISSN: 09538178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intimm/8.9.1429     Document Type: Article

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