Rat thymic epithelial cells in vitro and in situ: Characterization by immunocytochemistry and morphology

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 283, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 221-229

  Kurz, Bodo ^a   Von Gaudecker, Brita ^a   Krisch, Brigitte ^a   Mentlein, Rolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell culture; Epithelial cells; Rat (Han:WIST); Thymulin; Thymus

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN; FORSKOLIN; ISOPRENALINE; THYMULIN; TRYPSIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DESMOSOME; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GROWTH INHIBITION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THYMUS; TONOFILAMENT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CATTLE; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; CULTURE MEDIA; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FORSKOLIN; HYDROCORTISONE; ISOPROTERENOL; KERATINS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; ORGANELLES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; THYMIC FACTOR, CIRCULATING; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 0030065619     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410050533     Document Type: Article

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