Unexpectedly complex regulation of CD4/CD8 coreceptor expression supports a revised model for CD4+CD8+ thymocyte differentiation

Immunity

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 461-477

  Lucas, Bruno ^a   Germain, Ronald N ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMUS;

EID: 0030293636     PISSN: 10747613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-7613(00)80502-6     Document Type: Article

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