Origin and development of the γδ T-cell system in sheep: A critical role for the thymus in the generation of TcR diversity and tissue tropism

Seminars in Immunology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 351-360

  Cahill, R N P ^a   Kimpton, W G ^a   Washington, E A ^a   Walker, I D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fetus; Sheep; Skin homing; Thymus; T cells

Indexed keywords

T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENT; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; LYMPH NODE; NONHUMAN; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SHEEP; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMUS;

EID: 0030561413     PISSN: 10445323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/smim.1996.0046     Document Type: Article

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