Pituitary hormones modulate cell-cell interactions between thymocytes and thymic epithelial cells

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 39-49

  De Mello Coelho, Valéria ^a   Villa Verde, Déa Maria Serra ^a   Dardenne, Mireille ^b   Savino, Wilson ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

Extracellular matrix; Growth hormone; Insulin like growth factor I; Integrins; Prolactin; Thymic epithelium; Thymocytes

Indexed keywords

FIBRONECTIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; INTEGRIN; LAMININ; PROLACTIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; VERY LATE ACTIVATION ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL INTERACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; MOUSE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS;

ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELLS, CULTURED; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PROLACTIN; RABBITS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, SOMATOTROPIN; T-LYMPHOCYTES; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 0030904234     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5728(97)00031-3     Document Type: Article

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