CD4+ and CD8+ circulating α/β T-cell repertoires are equally complex and are characterized by different levels of steady-state TCR expression

Human Immunology

Volumn 48, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 52-62

  Naumov, Yuri N ^a,b   Naumova, Elena N ^a   Gorski, Jack ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b BLOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MULTIGENE FAMILY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RNA ANALYSIS; SUPPRESSOR CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

EID: 0030175802     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0198-8859(96)00088-2     Document Type: Article

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