Modulation of dye-coupling and proliferation in cultured rat thymic epithelium by factors involved in thymulin secretion

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 191, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 355-365

  Head, G M ^a   Mentlein, R ^b   Kranz, A ^b   Downing, J E G ^a   Kendall, M D ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Kiel and Lungen Clinic Grosshansdorf   (Germany)

^c BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gap junctions; Intercellular bridges

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; DEXTRAN; ESTROGEN; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GROWTH HORMONE; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; LUCIFER YELLOW; OCTANOL; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE; THYMIDINE; THYMULIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL DENSITY; CELL JUNCTION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HORMONE RELEASE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THYMUS;

EID: 0030664743     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021878297002549     Document Type: Article

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