Function of the TCRα enhancer in αβ and γδ T cells

Immunity

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 505-515

  Sleckman, Barry P ^a   Bardon, Christiana G ^a   Ferrini, Roger ^a   Davidson, Laurie ^a   Alt, Frederick W ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; ENHANCER REGION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IMMUNOGENETICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0030663194     PISSN: 10747613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-7613(00)80372-6     Document Type: Article

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