The expression of VLA integrins in the human thymus

Annals of Anatomy

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 33-40

  Karaöz, Erdal ^a   Ilgaz, Celal ^b   Erdoǧan, Deniz ^b   Daǧdeviren, Attila ^c  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adhesion receptors; Human thymus; Immunohistochemistry; Integrins; Very late antigens

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT; GLYCOPROTEIN; INTEGRIN;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENE EXPRESSION; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; THROMBOSIS; THYMUS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0030029571     PISSN: 09409602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0940-9602(96)80009-4     Document Type: Article

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