An immuno-electron-microscopic study of human thymic B cells

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 284, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 481-487

  Bornemann, A ^a   Kirchner, Th ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

B cells; Human; Immunohistochemistry; T cell maturation; Thymus

Indexed keywords

CD20 ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHILD; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULUM CELL; SCHOOL CHILD; THYMUS;

ANTIGENS, CD20; B-LYMPHOCYTES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; S100 PROTEINS; THYMUS GLAND;

ASTEROIDEA;

EID: 0029902647     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410050609     Document Type: Article

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