The FLK2/FLT3 ligand synergizes with interleukin-7 in promoting stromal-cell-independent expansion and differentiation of human fetal pro-B cells in vitro

Blood

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1881-1890

  Namikawa, Reiko ^a   Muench, Marcus O ^a   De Vries, Jan E ^a   Roncarolo, Maria Grazia ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 3; INTERLEUKIN 7;

ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; FETUS CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; LYMPHOCYTOPOIESIS; PRE B LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLYMPHOCYTE; STROMA CELL;

EID: 0030029570     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1182/blood.v87.5.1881.1881     Document Type: Article

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