Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 is expressed by cortical thymic epithelial cells and mediates thymocyte adhesion. Implications for the function of α4β1 (VLA4) integrin in T-cell development

Blood

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 2461-2471

  Salomon, Daniel R ^a   Crisa, Laura ^b   Mojcik, Christopher F ^b   Ishii, Jennifer K ^b   Klier, George ^b   Shevach, Ethan M ^b  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; FIBRONECTIN; INTEGRIN; LIGAND; VASCULAR CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 1;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL MATURATION; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMUS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0030940085     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1182/blood.v89.7.2461     Document Type: Article

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