Feedback regulation of T cell development: Manifestations in aging

Mechanisms of Ageing and Development

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 195-210

  Mehr, Ramit ^a,c   Perelson, Alan S ^a   Fridkis Hareli, Masha ^b   Globerson, Amiela ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Mathematical model; T cell development; Thymus

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN;

AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL DIVISION; CELL MATURATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FETUS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOUSE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROMA; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE;

AGING; ANIMALS; CELL AGING; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; T-LYMPHOCYTES; THYMUS GLAND;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030582545     PISSN: 00476374     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-6374(96)01787-3     Document Type: Article

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