TCR Engagement of CD4+CD8+ Thymocytes in Vitro Induces Early Aspects of Positive Selection, but Not Apoptosis

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 65-75

  Groves, Tim ^a   Parsons, Michael ^b   Miyamoto, Neil G ^b,c   Guidos, Cynthia J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c BAYER AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD28 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; C57BL MOUSE; CELL SEPARATION; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; PROTEIN BINDING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; THYMUS; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD28; ANTIGENS, CD4; ANTIGENS, CD8; APOPTOSIS; CELL SEPARATION; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, SCID; MICE, TRANSGENIC; PROTEIN BINDING; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; THYMUS GLAND; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 0030641895     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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