Induction of apoptosis and p53 expression in immature thymocytes by direct interaction with thymic epithelial cells

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 314-322

  Schreiber, L ^a   Sharabi, Y ^a   Schwartz, D ^b   Goldfinger, N ^b   Brodie, C ^a   Rotter, V ^b   Shoham, J ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; DNA FRAGMENT; GLUCOCORTICOID; PROTEIN P53;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; EPITHELIUM CELL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS;

EID: 0029847788     PISSN: 03009475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3083.1996.d01-312.x     Document Type: Article

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