Thymic involution with ageing: Obsolescence or good housekeeping?

Immunology Today

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 267-272

  George, Andrew J T ^a   Ritter, Mary A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; CHILD; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; NEWBORN; ONTOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMUS;

EID: 0029895686     PISSN: 01675699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-5699(96)80543-3     Document Type: Note

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