Interferons α/β inhibit IL-7-induced proliferation of CD4- CD8- CD3- CD44+ CD25+ thymocytes, but do not inhibit that of CD4- CD8- CD3- CD44- CD25- thymocytes

Immunology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 543-549

  Su, D M ^a   Wang, J ^a   Lin, Q ^b   Cooper, M D ^b   Watanabe, T ^a,c  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; BETA INTERFERON; CD3 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; HERMES ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMOCYTE;

EID: 0030894585     PISSN: 00192805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2567.1997.00205.x     Document Type: Article

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